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From Dale Steyn videos to India colours – the making of Gurnoor Brar | Cricket News

From Dale Steyn videos to India colours – the making of Gurnoor Brar | Cricket News

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5 min readChandigarhMay 19, 2026 08:52 PM IST “Main tan India nahi khedya par Gurnoor nu India khedede vekhna mere sapne toh vi bada houga.” Sukhvir Singh Brar could not play for India. To see his son Gurnoor play for India, he says, will be bigger than his dream. Sukhvir is an ASI in Punjab Police and was a national-level basketball player. He wanted his tall eldest son to follow him into basketball. Gurnoor had other ideas. He spent his evenings watching Dale Steyn videos – the outswing, the aggression, the pace. “The way he dominated Test cricket for seven-eight years and bowled aggressively – he had the outswing and the pace and he used that to his advantage. It has always inspired me,” Gurnoor tells The Indian Express. Sukhvir said yes anyway. Whatever his son decided, he would back. This week, Gurnoor Brar – 25 years old, six feet five inches, from Sri Muktsar Sahib, raised in Mohali – was named in India’s Test and ODI squads for the series against Afghanistan. The Test …

Dale Steyn, Ambati Rayudu slam Akash Singh’s ‘nonsense’ note celebration

Dale Steyn, Ambati Rayudu slam Akash Singh’s ‘nonsense’ note celebration

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3 min readUpdated: May 16, 2026 09:17 AM IST In his first game of the IPL 2026 season, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Akash Singh had his reasons for bringing out the note celebration. However, the left-arm seamer’s antics have not gone down too well with a bunch of former cricketers, including Dale Steyn, Ambati Rayudu and Mitchell McClenaghan. Akash had enough reasons to rejoice on Friday night as he single-handedly dismantled the Chennai Super Kings top order, comprising Sanju Samson, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Urvil Patel in succession. Each time he took a wicket, Akash pulled out a little note and held it up. It was later revealed that the chit contained a motivational message. “#Akkionfire – Akash knows how to take wickets in a T20 game,” the note read. Speaking on ESPNcricinfo, McClenaghan and Rayudu slammed the thought process behind Akash’s celebration. 🎥2️⃣ big wickets for Akash Singh 🔥 And a celebration you don’t want to miss 🗒️👌 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/v1R8RJXPe8#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #LSGvCSK | @LucknowIPL pic.twitter.com/jY76LqHMnb — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 15, 2026 …

‘Couldn’t hit water if he fell out of boat’: LSG lambasted, management shredded for ‘criminal’ Nicholas Pooran move

‘Couldn’t hit water if he fell out of boat’: LSG lambasted, management shredded for ‘criminal’ Nicholas Pooran move

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Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn minced no words as he tore into the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) management for keeping faith in Nicholas Pooran and sending him out in the Super Over against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Sunday. The left-handed batter has been woefully out of form in the tournament, looking a pale shadow of his old self. The move to send the former West Indies captain backfired as he was dismissed on the first ball of the Super Over by Sunil Narine, and LSG eventually just managed one run, and the target was overhauled by the three-time champions quite easily. Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clean bowled by Sunil Narine. Pooran, viewed as one of the best T20 batters in the world, has managed just 82 runs in the 19th edition of the tournament so far, at an average of 10.25. In the regular game time against KKR, the 30-year-old returned with just nine runs off 12 balls and was eventually …

IPL | Dale Steyn on RR’s Tushar Deshpande after last over heroics vs GT: ‘This bowling performance will ensure Indian selectors don’t take their eyes off him’ | Cricket News

IPL | Dale Steyn on RR’s Tushar Deshpande after last over heroics vs GT: ‘This bowling performance will ensure Indian selectors don’t take their eyes off him’ | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 5, 2026 06:01 PM IST Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn had high praise for Rajasthan Royals bowler Tushar Deshpande who defended 11 runs in the last over in Gujarat Titans’ chase on Saturday, saying that the Indian selectors will have a close eye on the pacer in the IPL. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “The final over bowled by Tushar Deshpande was exceptional. He executed his yorkers perfectly under pressure, did not give any chances to a player like Rashid Khan to find the boundary and he ensured his team did not suffer any hiccups in the final over of a 200-plus run chase. It is very difficult for a bowler to stay calm in such a high-pressure situation because a lot of things go through your mind. But, to ensure your plans are executed perfectly without feeling the pressure is a rare skill,” Steyn said on Star Sports. “Tushar bowled four inch-perfect yorkers, then he changed his line and delivered the length ball and by doing that, he baited Rashid …

IPL | Kartik Tyagi needs to evolve his own action and not copy other bowlers: Dale Steyn | Cricket News

IPL | Kartik Tyagi needs to evolve his own action and not copy other bowlers: Dale Steyn | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 30, 2026 08:28 PM IST Kartik Tyagi grew up in Dhanaura, Hapur of Uttar Pradesh, idolising Brett Lee. As the years rolled on, the 25-year-old 6-foot-3 kept getting compared to whoever was the pacer in vogue. Tyagi once told Red Bull, “I have been watching Brett Lee’s bowling from when I was very young and his run-up style is unique. So like him, I thought it is important to have a really fast run-up. And because of that fast run-up style, people have compared me with Brett Lee and Ishant Sharma. And I feel great to be compared with some of the best fast bowlers in the world.” A more nuanced and pragmatic mould for the Kolkata Knight Riders pacer who moved east from Rajasthan Royals, seemed to be Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc. Not because his action riffed off them naturally, but the deconstructed elements fit. Now, Dale Steyn is urging the promising pacer to evolve a style of his own, because fast bowling actions can’t be 3D printed into real …

Dale Steyn predicted it. New Zealand proved him right. Again | Cricket News

Dale Steyn predicted it. New Zealand proved him right. Again | Cricket News

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“It’s not the despair, Laura, I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand.” A New Zealand cricket fan, Andrew Dunford, borrowed the line in 2015, previewing the World Cup final for this newspaper. Fictional quote, real sentiment. The country had two sets of sports fans then: the boisterous rugby lot, used to winning, betting with confidence at the TAB shops. And the cricket lot — quieter, almost unbelieving their team was rollicking along. Guarded. Because hope, in New Zealand cricket, has a way of turning into something else.On Sunday night in Ahmedabad, it turned again. India won the T20 World Cup final. New Zealand were drubbed. The pattern holds. *** New Zealand is a twisted worm in the Tasman Sea that has made a habit of taking on the world and doing really well. The All Blacks have won 80 percent of their games this century, extending dominance to rugby sevens — world champions in both men’s and women’s. They’re netball world champions, claimed 18 medals at the Rio Games, third-most successful …

Dale Steyn says New Zealand should inherit ‘chokers’ tag if they fail to beat India in T20 World Cup final: ‘I am formally handing over that card to you’ | Cricket News

Dale Steyn says New Zealand should inherit ‘chokers’ tag if they fail to beat India in T20 World Cup final: ‘I am formally handing over that card to you’ | Cricket News

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2 min readMar 7, 2026 04:56 PM IST Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn said that if New Zealand fail to defeat India at Ahmedabad in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, the unwanted ‘chokers’ tag should be passed on from the Proteas to the Kiwis. Steyn said that the Black Caps had played more World Cup finals than the South Africans and they should inherit the chokers tag if they do not get the job done on Sunday. New Zealand played the finals of the 2019 50-over World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy and came up short on all three occasions. “Let’s be honest here. Everyone likes to call South Africa chokers, but I am going to say it. New Zealand haven’t won many World Cups themselves, and they have been in more finals than we have. So, no offence, New Zealand, but please go on to win this,” said Steyn on AB de Villiers YouTube channel. “Otherwise, I am formally handing over that card to you; it’s …

Why Dale Steyn thinks Ngidi-Jansen are the best ‘slower ball bowling’ pace pair at the T20 World Cup | Cricket News

Why Dale Steyn thinks Ngidi-Jansen are the best ‘slower ball bowling’ pace pair at the T20 World Cup | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 26, 2026 01:08 PM IST Batsmen haven’t exactly set this World Cup on fire with an outrageous knock or two, though Harry Brook set down the gauntlet. Bowlers though, seem to have found a word or two to slip in, mostly using the slower deliveries to take tge pace off and deflate hitting arcs of bludgeons. South Africa’s versatile former speedster Dale Steyn said on his social media that while there are many laudable bowling performances, his compatriots Lungi Ngidi and Marci Jansen had his heart and attention, as the best practitioners of the slower balls. LIVE | West Indies vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 “There’s obviously plenty fantastic bowlers at this WC, but talking slower balls specifically, I think the skills of Ngidi and Jansen, as a pair, are the best in the tournament. Knuckles from Jansen (11 wkts). Slow dipper from Ngidi (8),” Steyn posted and responded to followers on Twitter. “Batters finding it tough to read one dude, and there’s another coming…That’s trouble for batters,” he added after …

Who did AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn pick to defend 10 runs in last over? And a batter to get 15 runs to win? | Cricket News

Who did AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn pick to defend 10 runs in last over? And a batter to get 15 runs to win? | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Feb 22, 2026 02:19 PM IST ‘Which bowler would you pick to defend 10 runs in last over?’ was the question posed by AB de Villiers to Dale Steyn on his YouTube show that dropped over the weekend. Both legends seemed to agree on one name. “Jasprit Bumrah.” Steyn, one of the most feared bowlers, reckoned only two bowlers fit the bill. “If 10 runs to defend in last over, only two names jump to my mind right now. Either Malinga or Bumrah,” AB said in the informal interaction. “My bowler would be Bumrah definitely as well,” AB would say. India and South Africa play the first of their Super8s at Ahmedabad. When Steyn was asked who he would pick to rattle off 15 runs in an over to win a match, he picked AB himself. “Not to float your boat but I’m putting you in there..you’re the best in the world. The other day you played for Paarl. So even now if South Africa needed you and they needed 15 to …

Auqib Nabi, with wrist position like Mohammed Shami and outswinger like Dale Steyn, takes J&K on cusp of Ranji Trophy final | Cricket News

Auqib Nabi, with wrist position like Mohammed Shami and outswinger like Dale Steyn, takes J&K on cusp of Ranji Trophy final | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 18, 2026 12:02 AM IST His 83-year-old grandmother, a cricket fanatic in Baramulla, had first patted Auqib Nabi on the back, for landing an IPL stint with Delhi Capitals at last year’s auctions. And then promptly proceeded to tell Jammu & Kashmir’s superbly skilled and consistent pacer, that the highest glory would be to play for the Indian national team. On the cusp of taking J&K into a historic Ranji Trophy final — though they are a good 83 runs away from the target of 126 at 43/2 at Kalyani — Auqib has set his sights on an even higher goal — an India Test spot. Not just donning the white-ball Blues and doing well in the IPL, but the ultimate dream, encouraged by his grandmother, nurtured by his classical-cricket loving teacher-parents, and followed through by the man himself. All cricketing targets have at the outset, always seemed impossible, for the pacer, who took 9 wickets in the semis against Bengal including a 5-87 in 26 long overs in the first innings, …