ඩේල් ස්ටෙයින් ටෙස්ට් පිටියට සමුදෙයි
අප්රිකානු ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසයේ වැඩිම කඩුළු දවාගත් සුපිරි අප්රිකානු ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩක Dale Steyn ටෙස්ට් දිවියට සමුදීමට තීරණය කර තිබෙනවා.
මේ වන විට වයස අවු.36ක් වන Dale Steyn ටෙස්ට් තරංග 93 කදී කඩුළු 439ක් ලබාගෙන තිබෙනවා.
ටෙස්ට් ක්රීඩාවෙන් සමුගත්තද ජාත්යන්තර එක්දින තරඟ හා T20 තරඟ සඳහා ක්රීඩාකිරීමට තමන් සුදානම් බවයි Dale Steyn පවසා තිබෙන්නේ.
Steyn announces retirement from Test cricket
Dale Steyn, the legendary South African pacer, has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The 36-year-old said that he made the decision to prolong his career. Steyn, though, will continue to be on a national contract in white-ball cricket and therefore is available to play for South Africa in One-Day and T20 Internationals.
In his retirement statement, the fast bowler spoke highly of Test cricket, confessing how he found it to be the “best version of the game”.
“Today I walk away from a format of the game I love so much. In my opinion Test cricket is the best version of this game,” Steyn said. “It tests you mentally, physically, emotionally. It’s terrible to consider never playing another Test again but what’s more terrifying is the thought of never playing again at all. So I will be focusing on ODIs and T20s for the rest of my career to maximise my full potential and ensure my longevity in this sport. I’d like to thank everyone in cricket, no one specific, because everyone has been a part of my journey. And I look forward to continuing to play for the Proteas in the shorter formats,” he added.
Source: Cricbuzz