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Dale Steyn

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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 late swing combined with sheer pace was one of the peculiar qualities which made him stand apart from other bowlers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dale Steyn has received more than 2,499,114 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dale Steyn is the 74th most popular cricketer (down from 61st in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 310th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Dale Steyn ranks 74 out of 68. Before her are Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Anjum Chopra, Andrew Symonds, Mohammad Nabi, and Michael Clarke. After her are Glenn Maxwell, Cheteshwar Pujara, Joe Root, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Amir, and Mitchell Starc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Dale Steyn ranks 1,345. Before her are Yuzo Minami, Masato Osugi, Liam Finn, Danielle Lloyd, Rafael dos Santos Franciscatti, and Hirotaka Uchibayashi. After her are Shinsuke Shimabukuro, Eric Shanteau, Je-Vaughn Watson, Anne Keothavong, Heber Oliveira, and Mike Williamson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 363 out of 374. Before her are John Smith (1990), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Andrew Surman (1986), Charl Schwartzel (1984), Tokelo Rantie (1990), and Surprise Moriri (1980). After her are Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Nicholas Dlamini (1995), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Ohanna Shivanand (1982), Matthew Brittain (1987), and Dean Furman (1988).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Dale Steyn ranks 6. Before her are AB de Villiers (1984), Jacques Kallis (1975), Gary Kirsten (1967), Hashim Amla (1983), and Kevin Pietersen (1980). After her are Quinton de Kock (1992).

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