Full Name: Dale Willem Steyn
Date of Birth (Birthday): June 27, 1983
Birth Place: Phalaborwa
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast
Role: Bowler
Marital Status: Single
Major teams: South Africa, Africa XI, Essex, Northerns, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Titans, Warwickshire
National Team : South Africa
Sports Played : Cricket
Steyn is currently the number one ranked Test bowler in the world. Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras. He is a right-arm fast bowler, and bowls at speeds of around 145-150 m/h (his fastest being recorded at 156.2 km/h during the 2010 IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers against Kolkata Knight Riders). Steyn holds the record for the fastest South African to reach 100 wickets in Test Match cricket, a feat he achieved on 2 March 2008. Steyn currently has the third best bowling strike rate of all time in Test match cricket (amongst bowlers who have bowled a minimum of 2500 deliveries), behind George Lohmann and Shane Bond. He achieved a tally of 78 wickets at the world class average of 16.24 in Season 2007/08 and was subsequently rewarded with the prestigious ICC 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year Award.