ATHLETE BIOS DALE STEYN ____ Dale Steyn is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous fast bowlers of his generation. At 32 years old, the right-armer affectionately known as ‘The Phalaborwa Express’ (so named after the small town where he was born and raised) is revered for his wicket-taking ability in all forms of the game – Tests, One Day Internationals and T20’s. When not doing duty for his country playing for the Proteas, he plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras. Steyn has also played in the IPL for the Deccan Chargers, Gujarat Lions, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In County cricket he has represented Warwickshire and Essex. Highlights among his many achievements include being named 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year by the ICC, one of the Wisden cricketers of the year in 2013 and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2013. Steyn owned the number one spot in the ICC test rankings for several years between 2008 and 2014. “The game of cricket is extremely fast-paced and reaction time is a huge factor in success. Prizm Aside from his his extreme pace and ability to swing the ball both ways, he is a global fan Cricket enhances my abilities to quickly react to the favourite for his flamboyant character. Think tattoos, piercing eyes, throbbing veins and ball by highlighting the bright red color against the that trademark chainsaw celebration. So recognisable are his features, that Steyn played greens of the field.” a cameo as himself in the 2014 Hollywood film ‘Blended’..