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Dale Steyn offers to coach Nepal after minnows push England to the brink in Wankhede thriller | Cricket News

Dale Steyn offers to coach Nepal after minnows push England to the brink in Wankhede thriller | Cricket News

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2 min readFeb 9, 2026 06:46 PM IST After Nepal almost brought down mighty England cricket team in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday, legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn offered his services to the team via a Twitter post. “Nepal, I offer my services to you if you ever need em! Up, up and UP!” Steyn tweeted. The offer from the retired Steyn to coach/mentor the Nepal team came after the Asian side fell short by just four runs in the game against England’s total of 184. At one point, Nepal would have felt that the game was in the bag: needing 46 runs from the final three overs, they smashed and slashed their way to needing just 10 runs from the final over. “That’s a big thing for us. A legend who ruled cricket for 10 years is tweeting about us,” Nepal pacer Nandan Yadav told reporters in Mumbai after the match, about Steyn’s offer. “But it’s up to the management team, so we cannot approach him directly. Maybe we could, I …

‘We should grab them and ask for clarity’: Dale Steyn, Robin Uthappa question match officials over 6 fog inspections in Lucknow T20I | Cricket News

‘We should grab them and ask for clarity’: Dale Steyn, Robin Uthappa question match officials over 6 fog inspections in Lucknow T20I | Cricket News

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Former India batter Robin Uthappa slammed match officials after nearly three hours of delay and several inspections due to excessive fog in the Lucknow T20I between India and South Africa on Wednesday before the match was inevitably called off due to the hazardous evening conditions. After the toss was deferred from 6:30 pm due to low visibility, the umpires periodically carried out six inspections at every 30-minute intervals to assess te=he conditions before the final check at 9:30 pm confirmed the abandoned game, a first due to excessive fog for an international game in India. Uthappa, on commentary duties, was plainly vocal about the decision from the umpires to delay the toss as it was quite evident that the thick haze cover was unlikely to get any better for the players to spot the white ball under the beaming flood lights. ALSO READ | Fourth T20I abandoned due to excessive fog, poor visibility in Lucknow “I’m actually not even listening to you because I’m so befuddled by the umpire’s decision right now. How do they …

Dale Steyn slams South Africa’s thinking: ‘Don’t understand what they are trying to do’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn slams South Africa’s thinking: ‘Don’t understand what they are trying to do’ | Cricket News

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After South Africa lost the third T20I to India at Dharamsala, former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn slammed the team’s approach and criticised the way they were chopping and changing their batting order. “The combination South Africa are trying to mix up is never quite the same every game, and I’m not sure what exactly they’re looking for. It creates insecurity among the batters because they don’t know where they’re batting or what their role is,” Steyn said on JioHotstar. He then elaborated which changes from the South African think tank had particularly ticked him off. “David Miller batted superbly in the last game to guide South Africa past 200 along with Donovan Ferreira, and then in a game like this—at a ground where Miller has played the most, he’s sitting on the bench. I’m not understanding what South Africa are trying to do. If they’re saying they’re just experimenting, it almost sounds like they don’t care whether they win the series or not. There needs to be stability in selection. Continuous changes over the …

‘The dew factor’: Dale Steyn reveals why teams opt to bowl first a lot more in T20 cricket | Cricket News

‘The dew factor’: Dale Steyn reveals why teams opt to bowl first a lot more in T20 cricket | Cricket News

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South Africa fast bowling legend Dale Steyn has said that dew was playing a significant role in teams opting to bowl first in evening T20 fixtures. Responding to a comment on X (formerly Twitter), the 42-year-old said that South Africa would have won the first ODI at Ranchi had they not lost early wickets, and the same may have been the case with India in the second T20I at Mullanpur, highlighting the impact of dew in day-night matches. Steyn also emphasised how aspects such as planning and setting up matches had taken a back seat, and other elements such as power hitting had taken a greater precedence in the modern game. “Dew. Here, right now, it’s the dew factor. SA should have won the first ODI, but early wickets cost them, same can be said for last night. 3 polls in the power play, pretty much gone after that. However, in general, it just seems the new way, power hitters and 6 hitting ability backed over planning and setting. New school thoughts,” Steyn wrote. Dew. …

Dale Steyn after 2nd IND vs SA: ‘Axar Patel can bat, but sending him at No 3 felt like throwing him to the wolves’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn after 2nd IND vs SA: ‘Axar Patel can bat, but sending him at No 3 felt like throwing him to the wolves’ | Cricket News

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With the Indian team management sending all-rounder Axar Patel at the number three slot in the team’s chase of a total of 214 runs against South Africa in the second T20I played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA New International Stadium, Mullanpur, it meant that captain Suryakumar Yadav did not come to bat at his usual number three spot. Patel played a 21-ball knock of 23 on Thursday with Yadav coming at four after the fall of Abhishek Sharma during India’s innings. With India losing vice-captain Shubman Gill in the first over, former South African pacer Dale Steyn questioned the move to send Patel at the number three spot and has termed it as ‘throwing him to the wolves’. “He (Axar Patel) is supposed to be your best batter. That’s not a trial-and-error situation — that’s just a major mistake in my opinion. And yes, Axar can bat, but sending him there felt like throwing him to the wolves. What was the role? If he walked in to slog from ball one, fine. Or if Abhishek …

Dale Steyn on KL Rahul: ‘If he batted 3 or if he opened the batting, I am pretty certain he would also go on to get the hundreds’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn on KL Rahul: ‘If he batted 3 or if he opened the batting, I am pretty certain he would also go on to get the hundreds’ | Cricket News

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KL Rahul chipped in with another half-century in Raipur on the back of his 50 at Ranchi. Coming in the middle order, the Karnataka batter played the situation quite well, showing awareness. Former South Africa cricketer lauded KL Rahul and said that if he had been batting higher up the order, he would have gotten more centuries. “He just knows how to do it. Again, if he batted 3 or if he opened the batting, I am pretty certain he would also go on to get the hundreds because of the lack of deliveries faced. But those positions are for other players, and he knows what his role is within this team. And both games so far, he has played fantastic innings,” Steyn said on Star Sports. Dale Steyn’s Verdict “He just knows how to do it. Both games so far, he has played fantastic innings with great situational awareness” Indian Express InfoGenIE “A good, handy knock set by the skipper, KL, and he led his team well in the first one, managed to …

Dale Steyn on the no-look six wonder who has Tilak Varma on his speed dial

Dale Steyn on the no-look six wonder who has Tilak Varma on his speed dial

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Dale Steyn started out hearing about Dewald (pr Day-vuhld) Brevis’ Six hitting ability since his junior days. But watching him calmly steer chases in controlled explosions, has been a revelation. Speaking on ‘Cricket Live’, JioStar expert Dale Steyn assessed Brevis’ six-hitting ability in his 34-ball 54 with 5 sixes, and said he was impressed at how the youngster had the capability to dispatch every ball beyond the boundary. “There has been a lot of talk about Brevis and his six-hitting ability for a while, even from his Under-19 days. I kept hearing about him and watching him hitting the ball all over the park. Now we’re starting to see it at the highest level,” Steyn said. The former quick stayed that it wasn’t slogging that the world was witnessing from the man known as Baby AB and who considers the former 360 icon a hero. Steyn said there were proper cricketing shots at play. “He has that capability, and batters aren’t looking to leave the ball anymore. They have the confidence to clear the rope, …

Dale Steyn lauds Virat Kohli’s fitness after century in Ranchi: ‘Other 37 and 38-year-olds say they hate leaving home, their dog, their kids’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn lauds Virat Kohli’s fitness after century in Ranchi: ‘Other 37 and 38-year-olds say they hate leaving home, their dog, their kids’ | Cricket News

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Virat Kohli started the India vs South Africa ODI series off with a bang, scoring a blistering 135 runs in Ranchi on Sunday. Since that knock, the Indian icon has been lavished with praises with former Proteas pacer dale Steyn the latest to take his hat off to Kohli. “When you speak to most 37 or 38-year-olds, they say they hate leaving home, their dog, their kids. But he (Virat) is in a place mentally where he’s eager to be out there playing for India. You can see it when he’s running between the wickets, fielding and diving. He’s mentally young, fresh, and wants to be here,” Steyn told JioStar on Sunday. “He’s played over 300 ODIs in 15–16 years, so the experience is inside him. It’s in his body and mind. Even if he arrived here after three days of rain, it wouldn’t have affected his preparation. He’s mentally strong, visualises well, and can see the ball onto the bat. That’s what the best in the world do. They back themselves because they’ve been …

Dale Steyn wants Yashasvi Jaiswal to temporarily stop using patent shot: ‘Maybe it’s something he needs to consciously cut down on’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn wants Yashasvi Jaiswal to temporarily stop using patent shot: ‘Maybe it’s something he needs to consciously cut down on’ | Cricket News

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South Africa pace great Dale Steyn said that Yashasvi Jaiswal should temporarily stop using his patented cut shot just like Sachin Tendulkar had shelved his drive in Australia. The left hander fell on Tuesday once again against South Africa trying to put away Marco Jansen with the shot. “It’s his go-to shot, and breaking that instinct is tough. When you see the ball in your zone, you go for it. But maybe it’s something he needs to consciously cut down on. I remember Sachin once removed the drive from his game in Australia. Jaiswal may also need to say, ‘Unless it’s in a specific area, I won’t play it. In this area, I’ll trust my defence’,” Steyn said on JioHotstar after the day’s play. “It was a bit of a false shot by Jaiswal. It’s his default option — he likes playing that shot. He is probably so used to right-arm bowlers angling the ball across him that playing that shot feels natural. But with Marco Jansen being a left-armer, it looks like the ball …

Jasprit Bumrah’s craft, Mohammed Siraj’s heart: What Dale Steyn had to say about India’s lead pacers after super start in first Test at Eden Gardens | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah’s craft, Mohammed Siraj’s heart: What Dale Steyn had to say about India’s lead pacers after super start in first Test at Eden Gardens | Cricket News

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It was a contrasting opening day for India’s two lead pacers at Eden Gardens in the first Test match between India and South Africa, and Dale Steyn broke down how they fared. India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah produced a five-wicket haul to help rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the box seat on day one of the opening test at Eden Gardens on Friday. While his and Kuldeep Yadav’s spells were the highlights, Mohammed Siraj too had an interesting arc, after starting the day poorly but returning with the old ball to pick up two wickets in one over. Speaking to JioHotstar after the day’s play, former South Africa speedster Steyn spoke about Bumrah’s craft and Siraj’s heart. About Bumrah, he said: “He was, the blueprint for the day of how bowlers should bowl, not just based on the wickets that he took. Obviously, he was a standout in terms of taking his five-for, but if you watch the areas that he bowled and how he bowled, that’s how, I think …