Dale Steyn hints at a possible comeback in latest post

Some good news arrives for the South African team amid dark clouds of Kolpak threat, as speedster Dale Steyn has hinted at his return to international cricket. The 34-year-old pacer has been injured since South Africa’s 1st Test match against Australia in Perth last year and has been nursing a shoulder injury.

Today, he posted a picture on Instagram hinting at his comeback. The caption of his post read- “The wait is over”. The Proteas won over Sri Lanka and New Zealand without the pacer but succumbed to a humiliating defeat against England in the four-Test away series. He is second in the list of all-time highest wicket-takers for South Africa, 4 wickets behind former skipper Shaun Pollock at 417.

Skipper Faf du Plessis had earlier raised his concern saying, “It’s all about his injury. To come back and bowl 145-150km/h will make it a difficult task to play Test cricket again. But I’m hoping he does come back because in England having his experience would have been as valuable as having Morne (Morkel) and Vern there. You don’t replace those guys. I’m hoping he’ll make a return for us, especially in the Test team, but he’s got a lot of work to do to get back,” he had said.

Longer layoff than expected

Earlier, Stey had also spoken about his injury and said, “My recovery is going well but it is taking a little longer than I expected it to.” He added, “I am able to do a lot of things, like running, hiking and gym work, but bowling is not one of them, and I won’t be ready in time (for the England tour). Obviously, one of the reasons for me playing with the A side was so that I could get some match fitness before the Tests. So, before that Bangladesh series, I will need to play a bit.”

South Africa’s next Test series will be against Bangladesh, starting 28 September.