Dale Steyn – Biography, Facts & Life Story

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Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Bodytype	Athletic
Height	5 feet 10 inches (1.79 m)
Weight	82 kg (180 lbs)
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Light Brown

Nickname	Steyn Gun, Phalaborwa Express, Steyntjie, Steyn Remover, Hoolio
Gender	Male
Age	40 years old (in 2024)
Date of Birth	June 27, 1983
Full Name	Dale Willem Steyn
Profession	International Cricketer
Nationality	South African
Birthplace	Phalaborwa, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Religion	Christianity
Zodiac Sign	Cancer

Dale Steyn is a famous South African cricketer. He has also starred in a Hollywood movie. He was born in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa on 27^th June 1983.

Dale Steyn is questionably one of the most dreaded fast bowlers that world of cricket has faced. His pace with a combination of swing was his utmost weapon which has assisted him in getting more than 400 wickets at 23 of average. His cross out swinging deliveries at above 150K/s was the utmost soothing sight which he has helped his fans in profusion.

In the year 2004, Dale Steyn came to South African fold once England toured South Africa. Even though, he didn’t have a good debut but impressing shoulders with legendary cricketers like Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock has an enormous help to him. In the early phase of his cricket career, he was used for only Tests matches and made his first ODI debut once he was selected for Africa XI squad for the series alongside Asia XI. Dale Steyn was firstly used as a home-grown weapon as he didn’t tour much on the side. Though, it was complex to leave him sideways and soon after the departure of veteran bowlers Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock, he initiated to spearhead bowling attack for South African team. Dale Steyn together with Morne Morkel emerged as the most dreaded duet of fast bowlers that any nation had. Dale also emerged as the fastest South African bowler to take more than100 Test Wickets and 3rd fastest 250 wickets of all the time.

In the year 2012, Dale Steyn was at his colossal best in England and supported South Africa to register a test series victory in England. He was the top wicket-taker in the series. Dale had his part of luck and his 200 wickets in ODI have come at a bargain rate of below 5 in an era wherein scores of more than 300 are chased persistently.

Dale Steyn has played in the first three seasons for RCB and afterwards played for Hyderabad franchise for the next couple of years. Dale afterwards played for Gujarat Lions for more than 2 years. He left unsold in player auctions for 201 IPL and partaken in IPL 2019 once he was signed in as an auxiliary of Nathan Coulter Nile.  He made his comeback onto the side prior ICC World Cup 2019 and will be expecting to get his squad over the line for the very first time in a mega event.  Dale Steyn was born to Willem Steyn. In the year 2011, he married to renowned Hollywood actress Jeanne Kietzmann.

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Dale Steyn Education

Qualification: High School

School: Merensky High School, Tzaneen, South Africa

Dale Steyn Career

Profession: International Cricketer

Net Worth: £900 million

Family & Relatives

Father: Not known

Mother: Not known

Marital Status: Married

Wife: Jeanne Kietzmann (m. 2011)

Facts You Never Knew About Dale Steyn

• Is Dale Steyn addicted to smoking? : Not Known
• Is Dale Steyn alcoholic?: Not Known
• In 2014, Dale Steyn played a minor role Hollywood movie titled Blended.
• In 2008-2014, Dale was ranked on top of ICC rankings for many years.
• Dale Steyn hails from a little town; he initiated to play Cricket at his 11 years of age and worked relatively hard to get things.
• Steyn has bowled a delivery with a speed of around 156.2 km/h in IPL 2010; moreover, he has bowled a delivery with the speed of 155.7 km/h in an ODI alongside New Zealand.

FAQs

Who is Dale Steyn?

Dale Steyn is a South African international cricketer, born on 27 June, 1983 in Phalaborwa, Transvaal Province, South Africa.

How old is Dale Steyn?

Dale Steyn is 40 years old as of April 2024.

How tall is Dale Steyn?

Dale Steyn is 5 feet 10 inches (1.79 m).