Dale Steyn

Dale Willem Steyn (born 27 June 1983) is a former professional cricketer from South Africa who played for the national team. He is widely considered as one of the all-time great fast bowlers and the best Test bowler of his generation. Steyn took 78 wickets at an average of 16.24 during the 2007–08 season, earning him the ICC 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year Award. In the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack of 2014, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013 and the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2013. At the conclusion of the decade, he was listed in Wisden Cricketers of the Decade. He also was included in the ICC Test Team of the Decade at the end of 2020.

He is regarded as one of the best South African cricketers of all time, as well as one of the world's fastest bowlers. He could pick the balls in any way he wanted, and his ability to repeat the torture again and over on every surface set him apart from the rest of the world's cricketers. With 417 wickets in 85 tests, he has an average of 22.30, making him South Africa's second most gifted cricketer. The strike rate of a batsman with over 100 test wickets is 41.4, indicating his success using true pace bowling approaches.

Full name: Dale Willem Steyn

Born: 27 June 1983, Phalaborwa, Transvaal Province, South Africa