Dale Steyn to join Kandy Tuskers

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By Shamseer Jaleel, reporting from Hambantota

Dale Steyn

Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn, who took over 400 test wickets, will arrive in Sri Lanka today (November 30), and join the team at the hotel in Hambantota for the required quarantine for the

overseas players. He will be available after seven days and is likely to play in their encounter against Jaffna on 9 December.

The 37-year-old fast bowler Dale was awarded the ICC (International Cricket Council) Test Cricketer of the Year award. He also went on to win Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World during the year 2013. One year before his retirement in 2018, he became the highest wicket-taker for South Africa, overtaking Shaun Pollock’s record. A year later, he retired from test cricket. He played for Royal Challengers in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and Islamabad United in the PSL (Pakistan Super League).

Dale will join other overseas players, such as Naveen-ul-Haq Murid and Gurbaz Rahmanullah (both from Afghanistan), Munaf Patel and Irfan Pathan (both from India), and Brendon Taylor (Zimbabwe), who are already with the squad in Hambantota. Irfan Pathan is nursing a hamstring injury and will be out for their next game.

Kandy Tuskers are led by Sri Lankan national player Kusal Janith Perera, and will play against Galle today under lights in their third encounter of the My11Circle Lanka Premier League (LPL).

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