Dale Steyn to retire from white ball cricket after 2019 WC; will continue playing Tests

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“I will be trying to get to that World Cup (in England). But after the World Cup I don’t see myself playing white ball cricket for South Africa. By the time the next World Cup comes, I will be 40,” Steyn said at a promotional event, here today.

“If you look at the (SA) batting line-up, our top six have played 1,000 games, but lower half - from eight to eleven who are currently playing - not even 150 games. You need to draw on experience.

“I hope that will be my trump card when the selection comes to the World Cup. I may not necessarily play all the time. But I think my experience will help with me just being there,” he said.

“When it comes to Test cricket, I would like to play as long as possible. I have finally come out of a cloud of injuries. I broke my shoulder and in my first game on return (against India at Cape Town), I landed in a foothole. It was rotten luck.”

“It’s quite difficult to come back from a broken shoulder, especially with your bowling arm. I feel that’s (injury) gone and now I am fit. I played two Test matches without an injury (against Sri Lanka recently), bowled at good pace and never went off the field because of niggles. It’s a big plus,” he added during an event organised by ‘Go Pro’.

“Wickets are something that’s not guaranteed. I am happy I came out 100 per cent (fitness wise). That’s the biggest cloud I have gotten over, especially after the last two years,” he explained.

“The wickets were tough to play on. Sri Lanka also played good cricket. They played their cards right. Preparation was difficult (for SA). They came out trumps. Hats off to them; they played better cricket,” he said.

“There’s been a bit of talk (of doing away with the toss in international cricket). I think there will be some for it and there will be some against it. It might not happen.”

“(Cricket pioneer) W G Grace will be rolling in his grave if he heard something called the free-hit; a batsman can be out but he’s not out and score four runs off the ball because it’s a no-ball. Traditional cricket has gone out the window. T20 cricket has changed the game,” Steyn’s reply won’t amuse the custodians of the game.

“If someone says it’s (doing away with the toss) going against the traditional thing, he’s blind. The game has changed so much; you have to keep up with the times. England is doing something really well. In County Cricket, the toss is gone. You can look at the pitch as the visiting team and can decide what to do.”

“I think that’s a good way they are doing it, it might be the way to go forward - do away with the toss completely; When a visiting team gets to choose (to bat or field). You get to prepare the pitch, but we get to choose we want to do on it,” Steyn said.

“The generally flat wickets in ODIs have taken bowlers completely out of the equation. Two balls - is ridiculous. You take the skill out of the game. I grew up watching Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis (former Pakistan pacers) reversing the ball. But now try naming one player reverse-swinging the ball!”

“Players are going to the extent of taking sand paper on the field. It might sound funny, but it’s a desperate plea for cricket to change. Players are getting into more trouble trying to make the ball do something.”

 

[sriniwu]

he is pathetic in LOI's... should move on right now...

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14 minutes ago, sriniwu said:

he is pathetic in LOI's... should move on right now...

True he will be whacked around in the ODI matches saw him bowl in Srilanka was not at his best.

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1 minute ago, Switchblade said:

True he will be whacked around in the ODI matches saw him bowl in Srilanka was not at his best.

s.. apart from one game in the IPL where he took 5 or 6 wickets, I cannot remember anything of significance from him in LO games

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1 minute ago, sriniwu said:

s.. apart from one game in the IPL where he took 5 or 6 wickets, I cannot remember anything of significance from him in LO games

Last WC in 2015 too he was useless did nothing with the ball.

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8 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

Last WC in 2015 too he was useless did nothing with the ball.

on an unrelated note, cannot remember offhand, any side coached by allan donald making it to the finals of a major tourney.. 

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That is the difference between a 'selfish' ABDV and a committed' Steyn. Even after so many injuries, Steyn still comes back for the country. And on the other hand ABDV leaves the country just 12 months before WC.

Edited July 27, 2018 by Austin 3:!6

[nevada]

Another world cup farewell dream that most likely won't end well. There is plenty of time for it. First Steyn needs to prove himself by lasting 2 series back to back without breaking down.