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An over with Steyn
Look all you want but finding a more well-rounded, genial and laidbackfast bowler than Dale Steyn will be a tough task. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star Sport's Quazi Zulquarnain Islam and Mohammad Isam, the steely Steyn speaks of his philosophyon life, interest in photography, adulation for Shaun Pollock and Jose Mourinho's professionalism. Dale Steyn is truly the speedster for the next generation. Following is an excerpt from the lively encounter with the South African at the poolside of the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel:
The Daily Star Sport (DSS): Welcome Dale! How has Bangladesh been for you so far?
Dale Steyn (DS): On the field it has been good. It 's nice when you are winning. Off the field we really haven't had much time off. Today is really the first day we have had to relax.
DSS: You started your career in 2004 but you have played only 18 Tests since then. Having now played a few on the trot do you feel you are here to stay?
DS: I really hope so! There are always other guys coming through, other bowlers like Mome Morkel who basically does the same thing as me ... bowls fast. You can never think that your spot is guaranteed. It's good to have pressure from underneath, knowing that there is someone who can take your place.
DSS: You mentioned before the Pakistan tour that Morne's Twenty20 World Cup performance was a 'shock to your system' because it made you feel like your place in the team was not certain...
DS: Actually it might have come out the wrong way. What happened was that, with the form that he (Mornc) had, it didn't look like I would get selected. It showed me that you can never ever be certain of your place.
DSS: In the past six months you have taken 49 wickets in 7 Tests. Would you say you are at your peak or can things get better?
DS: (laughs) I don’t want to say
there to be broken and I want to carry on doing what I am doing.
DSS: So after the first Test, how much of a gap do you think Bangladesh has with the rest of the world?
tilings can be better. I don't want to say that I am at my peak. 1 always think there is room for improvement. I am happy with the way I am playing right now but I always strive to do better. Sometimes when the stats get thrown at me it amazes me (pointing at his profile on die table). You look at it and tliink, dial's pretty decent. Records are
DS: 1 don't think there should be a big gap. I think diey have proven to the world that they can play. No team takes a lead against South Africa if they aren't a quality side. But you are supposed to carry on from there. They must stand up now and start showing diemselves. I think there shouldn't be any excuses for them anymore but they are doing okay.
They should keep plugging away until they get the results.
DSS: Anyone special in the Bangladesh team?
DS: They are all pretty decent players. But I can't single out someone, getting whose wicket would make me proud.
DSS: You have seen a lot of New Zealand and West Indies, but not much of our batsmen. Did you have a plan on getting them out?
DS: I think generally in cricket, you keep it simple. I don't think it's an easy game but the way you explain it, is pretty easy; like bowl outside the off-stump. But the difficult part is when you have to do that six times in six balls. Try and make a batsman play his B game and not just his A game.
At this level your strength can be your big weakness. 80 to 90 per cent of the time you keep doing it, that's the kind of thing people like Shaun. Pollock and Glenn McGrath have kept doing day in day out. That's why they were the best in the wo rid.
DSS: So you like to hit a batsman?
DS: I don’t like hitting a batsman. It knocks the winds out of their sails a little bit but it’s an ugly thing.
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