Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn, born on 27 June 1983, is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, whose ability to swing the ball late at high pace set him apart from his contemporaries. In the 2007 to 08 season he took 78 wickets at an average of 16.24 and was rewarded with the ICC 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year award. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2013 and the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2013. At the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup he took career best ODI figures of 5 wickets for 50 runs against India in Nagpur. A shoulder injury in the Durban Test against England in December 2015 began a series of injuries that curtailed the latter part of his career, and he was included in the ICC Test Team of the Decade at the end of 2020.