Dale Steyn reveals the name of the Indian Current Generation player who would have troubled him
South Africa cricket team's one of the best pace bowler Dale Steyn has replied to a fan's questions asking him about which current Indian player would have troubled him, if he was still continuing playing cricket.
Dale Steyn is by far the best pace bowler South Africa has produced. He is not recognised in South Africa, but is also quite famous in the world of cricket, having fans from all around the world.
Dale Steyn, who has now retired from playing cricket, does the commentary duties now. On the 9th of November, the South African pacer took to his Twitter handle to host a Question and Answers (QNA) session.
During which, the South African cricket legend was asked by a fan to name one current Indian player who would have troubled him if he (Dale Steyn) was still playing cricket.
KL
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) November 9, 2021
To which, Steyn had a very clear answer, "KL", by which he obviously meant the current Indian team opening batsman KL Rahul, India's currently one of the top class batsman.
KL Rahul Career
KL Rahul is an important member of the Indian cricket team. He made his Indian cricket team debut in a Test match against Australia in 2014. Then in 2016, he also made his debut in the ODI and T20 International format against Zimbabwe.
He is right now India's first choice opener for the limited overs cricket along with Rohit Sharma, keeping players like Shikhar Dhawan aside from the national team.
KL Rahul finished as the highest run getter for India in the T20 World Cup 2021, where India failed to make it to the semi-finals, but KL Rahul's batting up-the-order really impressed the fans.
Dale Steyn Stats
As for Dale Steyn, the South African pacer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August the 31st. He has played 93 Test matches in which he has spectacular numbers having picked up 439 wickets.
The batsmen were not safe from him in the limited overs cricket as well, as the former Proteas has 196 wickets in 125 ODI matches and 64 wickets in 47 T20 International matches.