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Dale Steyn

デール・ステイン　/　でーる・すていん

Cricketer from South Africa

June 27, 1983 (age 42)　・　Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa

Limpopo
cricketer

My Take

Even as a casual cricket follower, the phrase greatest fast bowler of the modern era stops me cold. What I admire about Dale Steyn is the combination the experts keep citing: genuine pace plus late swing, brute force married to precision. That he climbed from Phalaborwa, a small town in Limpopo, to the very top of world cricket gives his story a hunger I find irresistible. The 2013 Wisden honour was just official confirmation of what everyone already saw. I gravitate toward athletes whose menace comes from intelligence as much as power, and Steyn was exactly that rare animal.

Overview

Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is widely regarded as the greatest fast bowler of the modern era and one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. Steyn's ability to produce late swing at high pace - a rare and lethal combination amongst fast bowlers - made him stand apart from many of his contemporaries.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dale Steyn
Name (Japanese): デール・ステイン
Reading: でーる・すていん
Born: June 27, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Boar
Origin: Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cricketer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2013 Wisden Cricketer of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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