Dale Steyn announces retirement from all forms of cricket

The legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn announces retirement from all forms of cricket on the afternoon of 31st August 2021.

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The legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn announces retirement from all forms of cricket. On the afternoon of 31st August 2021, he announced his retirement from the sport in between the hustle and bustle of the world.

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The 38-year-old cricketer is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history. Also, he is undoubtedly one of the best test bowlers of his generation. He is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in test cricket with 439 Test wickets.

Dale Steyn announced his retirement through a post on Twitter.

Since his International debut in 2004, he played in 93 test matches, 125 ODI matches, and 47 T20I matches for South Africa. Also, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. He was a part of the playing team in 95 IPL matches.

In 2019 he announced his retirement from Test cricket. And in 2021 he retired from all forms of the sport.

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