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Dale Steyn ruled out from South Africa’s opening match vs England on May 30

Gurpreet Singh
|PublishedMay 28, 2019

Dale Steyn ruled out from South Africa's opening match vs England on May 30

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 27: Dale Steyn of South Africa during the 4th Momentum One Day International between South Africa and Pakistan at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 27, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Dale Steyn ruled out of the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 vs England on May 30 at The Oval

The South African Cricket Team have been handed a heavy blow as their veteran fast bowler has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup opening match vs England.

The tournament opener will be played on Thursday, May 30 at The Oval.

The 35-year-old Proteas pacer had previously injured his shoulder last month while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League. Steyn had sustained a shoulder injury and had departed for South Africa soon after his injury to see a shoulder specialist.

He was roped into the South African 15-member squad for the World Cup as he was apparently fit to represent his side and win their debut World Cup title.

“He is not quite ready yet”- Gibson

The Head Coach of the South African team, Ottis Gibson while addressing a press conference at The Oval said that the speedster was not quite ready to feature in the tournament opener against England at the aforementioned venue.

About the author

Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

Dale Steyn ruled out from South Africa’s opening match vs England on May 30

“He is not quite ready yet”- Gibson

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