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Dale Steyn

1983 - Today

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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 the modern 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dale Steyn has received more than 2,730,265 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Dale Steyn is the 113th most popular cricketer (down from 74th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Cricketer.

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  • 31.04

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  • 15

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  • 1.20

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  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Dale Steyn ranks 113 out of 136. Before her are Mustafizur Rahman, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammad Amir, Robin Uthappa, Joe Root, and Ishant Sharma. After her are Rashid Khan, Martin Guptill, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Amit Mishra, and Jos Buttler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Dale Steyn ranks 1,462. Before her are Yuki Okada, Malcolm Howard, Andrew Boyens, Kentoku Noborio, Krushna Abhishek, and Matt Langridge. After her are Taira Inoue, Jennifer Screen, Paul Green, Reiichi Ikegami, Hiromasa Kanazawa, and Renan Contar.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 442 out of 454. Before her are Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Stefan de Bod (1996), Kamohelo Mokotjo (1991), Charl Schwartzel (1984), Cyril Nzama (1974), and John Smith (1990). After her are Tokelo Rantie (1990), Keanu Baccus (1998), Andrew Surman (1986), Dean Furman (1988), Murray Stewart (1986), and Daniel Stahl (null).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 8. Before her are AB de Villiers (1984), Jacques Kallis (1975), Hashim Amla (1983), Gary Kirsten (1967), Quinton de Kock (1992), and Kevin Pietersen (1980). After her are David Miller (1989), Morné Morkel (1984), Kagiso Rabada (1995), and JP Duminy (1984).

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