Dale Steyn is a champion bowler: Russell Domingo

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Russell Domingo, the head coach of the South African cricket team has come out in support of the under-fire Dale Steyn. The 32-year old Steyn has had a terrible season of cricket thus far. Having missed most of the cricketing action courtesy of a few niggles as well as injuries, Steyn made a come back to the fold just a few days prior to the World T20.

The World T20 proved to be a horror show for the 32-year old Proteas pacer as he found himself in and out of the team. The fact that he hadn’t played as much as he would have liked raised questions about the latter’s competence at the international level. It also went as far as suggesting that Steyn may well bid farewell to the sport in a few months.

However, Russell Domingo has come out full of praise for Steyn, stating that he was a champion bowler and expected him to bounce back in the upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

“Dale Steyn is a champion bowler, he just hasn’t played too much recently,” Domingo said on Wednesday (May 25). “Often with players like Dale, when you write them off, that’s when they become the most dangerous.”

Domingo also pointed out that it was immensely important to handle 20-year old pacer Kagiso Rabada. He also pointed out that fatigue was something that could strike Rabada if he played too much of international cricket. He said, “We need to be very careful about that.”

The Proteas have a hectic schedule ahead of them in terms of Test series. They will first entertain New Zealand in a Test series at home before boarding a flight to Australia to mark their participation in a three-match Test series. A fit Steyn is important to the AB de Villiers-led side and hence as a precautionary measure the fast bowler has been rested for the tri-series.

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