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Dale Steyn

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Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler of his era. Steyn's ability to produce late swing at high pace - a rare and lethal combination amongst fast bowlers - made him stand apart from many of his contemporaries. Many cricketing legends have regarded his length deliveries unplayable when the ball swung. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dale Steyn is the 118th most popular cricketer (down from 116th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 438th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Dale Steyn ranks 118 out of 136. Before her are Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Robin Uthappa, Brendon McCullum, Ishant Sharma, and Ben Stokes. After her are Umesh Yadav, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, and Imran Tahir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Dale Steyn ranks 1,519. Before her are Priyanka Kothari, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Mabel Gay, Vikas Gowda, Tania Gunadi, and Kara Tointon. After her are Missy Higgins, Steve Morison, Mike Williamson, Vendula Frintová, Kristofer Hæstad, and Tim Gleason.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 451 out of 454. Before her are Louis Oosthuizen (1982), Lalela Mswane (1997), Alan Hatherly (1996), Charl Schwartzel (1984), Rivaldo Coetzee (1996), and Kurt-Lee Arendse (1996). After her are Dean Furman (1988), Shaun Keeling (1987), Trevor Immelman (1979), Lawrence Brittain (1990), Tokelo Rantie (1990), and Quinton de Kock (1992).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 9. Before her are David Miller (1989), Tony Greig (1946), Jacques Kallis (1975), Gary Kirsten (1967), Kevin Pietersen (1980), and Hashim Amla (1983). After her are Quinton de Kock (1992), Morné Morkel (1984), Kagiso Rabada (1995), and JP Duminy (1984).

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