Friday, June 27, 2014

Dale Steyn (June 27)




Name: Dale Steyn
   
Date of Birth: 27-Jun
   
Year of Birth: 1983   

Place of Birth: Phalaborwa, Transvaal Province, South Africa   

Profession: Cricket Player (bowler)
 
Snapshot

Dale Willem Steyn ( born 27 June 1983) is a South African cricketer who plays in Tests, T20 Internationals and One Day International cricket for South Africa. He is currently the number one ranked Test bowler in the world, achieving the 900+ points benchmark on 13 November 2011[1][2] following his important early work with pace bowling expert, Ian Pont.Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras. He is a right-arm fast bowler, and bowls at speeds of around 145–150 km/h (his fastest being recorded at 156.2 km/h during the 2010 IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers against Kolkata Knight Riders). His fastest ball in international cricket was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) against New Zealand. Steyn held the record for the fastest South African to reach 100 wickets in Test Match cricket, a feat he achieved on 2 March 2008.

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