Dale Steyn

Graeme Smith and Dale Steyn are all too familiar with the heartbreak of being a South African in ICC events, and as the Proteas broke the jinx by entering their maiden T20 World Cup final, both men felt emotionally overwhelmed. South Africa handed a nine-wicket thrashing to Afghanistan in the semifinals in Tarouba, Trinidad to make the final after seven semifinal disappointments of the past. "We are in the finals. Couldn't be happier for @AidzMarkaram and the team, one more to go," wrote former skipper Smith on his X account, tagging current captain Aiden Markram. Steyn, the premier fast bowler of his time, was as delighted to see his country in the showpiece's final, and lauded the pace bowlers for producing a brilliant effort to bowl out the Afghans for a feeble 56. "It's emotional down here. We're into a final. Proteas with the bit between their teeth! "It's been destructive poetry in motion. Beautiful to watch," Steyn scribbled on his X handle. The South African government to

Kohli, 35, did not participate in the India vs England 5-match Test series for personal reasons but is touted to play in the IPL

Iconic Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday selected as the leader of IPL's all-time greatest team which was picked to celebrate the success of world's most-popular T20 league which was launched in 2008. The selection panel consisted of former cricketers Wasim Akram, Matthew Hayden, Tom Moody and Dale Steyn. About 70 journalists were also part of the selection process. Australia's fiery David Warner and India's batting main stay Virat Kohli were chosen as openers while 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle was given the number three spot in batting order. The middle-order consisted of Suresh Raina, AB de Villiers, Suryakumar Yadav and Dhoni, while Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Kieron Pollard were the three all-rounders in the 15-member squad. Rashid Khan, wily Sunil Narine and Yuzvendra Chahal formed the spin attack while Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah were the unanimous choice for the fast bowlers' slots. The marquee tournament will complete 16 years of the first-eve

Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara and fast bowler Dale Steyn will be SRH's batting and pace bowling coach respectively

The cricket fraternity, including some of the greats of the game, on Tuesday hailed the achievements of legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn as he called time on his illustrious career. The 38-year-old Steyn took to twitter to announce his retirement, ending an outstanding career during which he played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47 T20Is and picked 439, 196 and 64 respectively for the Proteas. Congratulating him for an excellent career, former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote: "Go well, great man. You were fire, one of the best the game has seen." Former India batsman VVS Laxman wished him all the best for life after retirement. "Many congratulations on an outstanding career @DaleSteyn62. You can be mighty proud of what you have achieved. Wishing you the best for the second innings," he tweeted. India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was also full of praise for the South African. "My favourite all time, good luck legend @DaleSteyn62," he tweeted. Steyn, who retired from Test cricket i

South African fast bowling great Dale Steyn on Tuesday announced retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious career

South Africa pace great Dale Steyn apologised for his criticism of the Indian Premier League, saying he never intended to 'degrade or insult' the world's biggest franchise-based T20 tournament

South Africa pace great Dale Steyn has claimed that cricket takes a back seat at the Indian Premier League, insisting that money is given more importance than the game in the T20 tournament

South African fast bowling great Dale Steyn threw his weight behind England's controversial rotation policy

Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villiers scored brilliant half-centuries as the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set a 164-run target for SRH

Both teams possess dangerous batsmen who can single-handedly take the game away from the opposition. Check RCB vs SRH playing 11 predictions and squad here

With Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, the Bangalore based the franchise has always been rock solid at the top order of batting order. Check RCB full squad, playing 11, schedule here

RCB has added a top-order batsman in Australia limited over captain Aaron Finch for Rs 4.4 crore who will add the firepower along with with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

Kohli shared a photo on his Instagram story, which had five bats and a pair of red-coloured pads all packed. Kohli also used the emoticons 'fingers crossed' and 'love' for the picture

We are awaiting final confirmation from BCCI regarding being the host nation, says Emirates Cricket Board

Asked during the #AskDale session on Twitter about his best bowling spell in international cricket, the Proteas pacer said Nagpur (7 wickets against India) and Wanderers (6 vs Pakistan) were his best

Pietersen has been doing social media lives with the likes of Kohli's limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma and South Africa pace ace Dale Steyn over the past few days

After handing the captaincy of all the three formats to wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock, du Plessis had said that he would review his international future after the T20 World Cup.

In the light of Covid-19, the veteran pacer said that country which comes together to enjoy the sports is unable to do so after the postponement and cancellation of various events across the globe

South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD with English commentary from 9:30 pm IST