Dale Steyn, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s man of the moment
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have pinned their hopes on South African seamer Dale Steyn to guide them through the first semi-final against Chennai in the ongoing Champions League T20 being played in Durban on the 24th of September. Both teams
are heavily relying on their fast bowlers to use the bouncers to good affect against the batsmen on a lively pitch. Steyn is one of the few players who has appeared in all four games for his team in the tournament and by far is the leading bowler for the RCB.
Moreover, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Willem-Steyn-c52130 is a bowler for the future. Despite being ignored in the first part of his career, Steyn is now considered as a strike bowler for the South African national cricket team with his classy fast bowling. He has the ability to move
the ball away from the right handers and the way his deliveries skid at the batsmen, Steyn is destined for glory. This South African talent has grown into a fine bowler who has a firm grip on all the tenets of faith of the fast and the furious. His skills
and experience surely make him an excellent candidate of becoming a successful cricketer’s story.
He was far from the bowler just described when he made his international test debut against England in 2004. Steyn has taken a massive collection of 211 wickets in just 41 test matches, with an impressive bowling average of 23.13 with best figures of 7 for
51. His infant One Day International (ODI) cricket record is also commendable with 58 wickets, with an average of 30.65. Not to forget his best bowling figures stand at 4 for 16. However, hisT20 credentials are also worth the scribble with an average of 24.16;
he has taken a total of 74 wickets at a strike rate of 21.2.
By 2008, Steyn had become the fastest South African bowler and the 15 fastest in world cricket to reach 100 test wickets. In 2009, Steyn was awarded by the ICC as the Test Player of the Year for his outstanding 86 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 18.10.
The South African board has high hopes from the 27-year-old in the upcoming 50 over World Cup early next year in the subcontinent. His last appearance in the 50 over format was against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 on the 28th of May 2010. It was a low scoring
game where he bowled very economically. He bowled 7 overs at an economy rate of 2.71, taking 1 wicket for 19 runs.
Since his last appearance against the West Indies in a 5 match ODI series, this talent has kept himself busy by playing league cricket, which on a serious note has done wonders for his career and has improved his overall bowling credentials drastically.
Regarding the “choker” tag with the South Africa team, Steyn said, “For me, to be labelled as chokers really sucks, this team is made up of a lot of young guys who will play for South Africa for a long time. Why are we being called chokers, a lot of us have
never been to a World Cup before.”
Protecting and speaking up for his team shows the passion this seam bowler has for South Africa. The young South African will surely look to make a mark in the World Cup with his pace bowling.
Keeping in mind that he is one of the few players among both teams who know the Durban pitch in and out, Steyn is expected to perform well in the semi-final against Chennai in the CLT20 semi-final.
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