rkt.india Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 baying for the batsman’s blood one moment, feeding stray dogs the next. He makes it a point to look “menacing, aggressive and ugly†on the field, but you’ll always see him grinning off it. He’d give Quinton de Kock an earful for spilling a chance; hours later, he’d post a picture of the young wicketkeeper grabbing a lady’s bottom. Want to watch him break stumps (and bones)? Just follow him on Twitter and you could win free IPL tickets. Whoever says fast bowlers are heartless doesn’t know Dale Willem Steyn. And guess what, he credits his admirable, almost lovable, behaviour to his modest upbringing. Clearly, Steyn is one of a kind. Sample this: “As a fast bowler I have got a role. I have got to be menacing, aggressive and have to be pretty much your worst enemy. Because nobody wants to play against a teddy bear. People watching the game want to see this. The same way, you want a guy to hit a six. Nobody wants to see someone block a ball, that is too boring. My job is to look like a nasty, ugly person,†the world’s best fast bowler said at Smaaash — Mumbai Indians ka Adda here on Tuesday. Steyn took questions on a variety of subjects, none more significant than the three-match Test series between South Africa and India later this year. “We have a pretty good Test side at the moment,†he said rather modestly. For those of you who didn’t know, South Africa are No. 1. “The wickets in India are much flatter than in South Africa. And that does makes things a bit tough for the Indian batsmen. I would like to say that I think we’ll win the series, but cricket is a funny game and India’s got some fantastic players like Shikhar Dhawan batting nicely.†Prudence? An ode to the maestro and Steyn said Sachin Tendulkar is the most difficult batsman he’s bowled to. “There was a time in Nagpur (2009-10 Test series) and I was bowling to Sachin. When I was bowling to all the other batters, I was going past the bat and finding the edge, I was bamboozling them. But Sachin knew exactly what I was going to bowl. There is no worse feeling in knowing that whatever I threw at him, he had the arsenal to combat,†Steyn said. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1834848/report-my-job-is-to-look-a-nasty-ugly-person-dale-willem-steyn
FischerTal Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Mission accomplished :good: but you are no comparison for peter siddle :beee:
Lord Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 :hatsoff: in comparison our guys like Ishant,Vinay are friendly
Vilander Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 ^^ Ishant is the only Indian bowler with fast bowlers menace.. he is not good in bowling particularly but has menace when in flow.
maniac Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 :hatsoff: in comparison our guys like Ishant,Vinay are friendly Vinny has the loverboy looks especially to batsmen at the death :giggle:
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