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Dale Steyn Retires from Test Cricket; How Twitteratis Reacts?


Post CWC2019 it seems like a perfect time for Cricketers to take retirements from the original, most authentic and best form of the game. Limited overs game has brought too much money to the Cricket; henceforth everyone is looking to prolong their career to pursue both passion and money at the same time. Too much cricket these days has also been found to be the major reason why Cricketers are leaving the longer format of the game.

First retirement came from Shoaib Malik, followed by Lasith Malinga, Muhammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and now the South African Pacer Dale Styen.

Dale steyn has amazing cricketing stats that makes not only proteas proud but also the game itself. The 36-year-old took 439 wickets in 93 Tests, having overtaken Shaun Pollock earlier this year. He will continue to be available for ODI and T20I selection.

Bowling averages: SOURCE: Cricinfo
MatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10
Tests9317118608100774397/5111/6022.953.2442.327265
ODIs125124625650871966/396/3925.954.8731.9430
T20Is44449431068614/94/917.506.7915.4200
First-class14127183145696188/4123.573.2143.933357
List A180884469912846/396/3924.614.7431.1560
T20s201198447550002314/94/921.646.7019.3400
Cricinfo further quote him as saying;

"Today I walk away from a format of the game I love so much," Steyn said. "In my opinion Test cricket is the best version of this game. It tests you mentally, physically, emotionally. It's terrible to consider never playing another Test again but what's more terrifying is the thought of never playing again at all. So I will be focusing on ODIs and T20s for the rest of my career to maximise my full potential and ensure my longevity in this sport.

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"I'd like to thank everyone in cricket, no one specific, because everyone has been a part of my journey. And I look forward to continuing to play for the Proteas in the shorter formats. Thank you."
Twitter is also no short of his praise. Some of the greats has following to say about him,
















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