While the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is just 10 months to go, South African experienced pacer Dale Steyn has mentioned that their biggest issue in the present limited-overs cricket is the lack of experiences in bowling.
The 35-year-old said that they have enough experiences in batting, but the picture is totally different and opposite in bowling.
Steyn told Reuters, “Our biggest problem in white ball cricket now is our bowling. I don’t think it’s a massive issue but I think in terms of experience it’s our biggest problem. If you look at our top six batters, those guys have all played 800-plus games. But if you look at our bowling, our bottom four, they have probably played 150 games. That’s a massive difference. There’s a heavyweight that weighs up there.”
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Steyn said that the bowlers are still in the learning period which is unfortunately not a good scenario for any team before the World Cup.
Steyn said on that, “They are all learning as they play but unfortunately you can’t go to a World Cup still learning. You need to know what you are doing.”
The former no.1 Test ranking bowler Steyn has played two ICC World Cups. While he admitted that he is also learning like the other inexperienced bowlers, he further added that he knows what he is doing and that is the big difference with others.
Talking about that, Steyn said, “Even at 35 I am still learning but I know what I am doing. These guys need that. I am hoping that’s what I can offer in the white ball scene and obviously play and win games for the country.”
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Steyn has praised the 23-year-old South African pacer Kagiso Rabada by mentioning that Rabada is far better than him and he is keen to help the young right-arm pacer.
Steyn said, “He’s way better than me. I have obviously got my records and everything but he’s way better than I am right now. What he lacks is what I have, and that’s what I can share going forward. I will just carry on doing what I do and he can feed off that, he can learn off that and he can just become so much better.”
