Dale Steyn urges bowlers to stick to the plan – Cricket News Update
After having qualified for the Super Eight stage of the ongoing World T20 championship in Sri Lanka, South Africa’s ace seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to the game plan and help the Proteas to clinch their maiden global title.
After playing their group stage fixtures, against hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Zimbabwe, in Hambantota, the Proteas will head to Colombo to play their Super Eight matches. The conditions at R Premadasa are expected to be quite different as compared to those in Hambantota,
but Steyn backed his bowlers to adapt quickly to the playing conditions in Colombo.
“After playing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 (July-September) on the slow decks I think we adjusted our game quite nicely there,” said Steyn during a media encounter on Monday. “So if we go to Colombo it won't hit us as a train smash,” the speedster added further.
Steyn, the 29-year-old right-arm fast bowler from Phalaborwa boasts one of the best economy rates of the esteemed tournament so far. He has conceded only 19 runs in six overs bowled thus far, picking up three wickets as well. His best performance had come
against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, where he returned with figures of 4-0-9-1.
“My game is not going to change, I'm still going to bowl 145 (km/http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hugh-Morris-c63550) or 150, whatever I can get it up to, whether it's a slow deck or not, it's still going to be tough,” the South African pace bowling spearhead added further.
Steyn also appreciated team management’s decision to afford the squad a 48-hour break at a luxury beach in Bentota, ahead of their World T20 Super Eight campaign, saying it was a well deserved and much needed break. The right-arm fast bowler further said
that they have been on road over the last ninety days and missing training for a couple of days would not affect their preparations as such.
Replying to a query regarding his regular absence from the national T20 side, barring the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20, Steyn said that it allows him to focus on the Test and ODI format of the game as well as gives the youngsters and opportunity to play at the international
level.
“The reason I don’t play is because of the amount of ODI and test cricket I play. If I did then guys like Parnie and Lopsy wouldn’t be getting the game time they deserve,” said Steyn.
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