Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn was recently named one of the most intriguing bowlers to watch at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Steyn named his five favorites—India’s Mohammed Siraj, South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, Trent Boult, and England’s Mark Wood—in a quick video message. Steyn wants to see these bowlers play in the event.
When mentioning Shaheen Shah Afridi, Steyn anticipated a fascinating match, especially against Rohit Sharma. He expects Shaheen’s bowling to be entertaining.
Dale said the World Cup will have great performances from:
Mark Wood:
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England international cricketer Mark Andrew Wood (born January 11, 1990) plays all forms. He plays for Durham, Chennai Super Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
Wood made his Test, ODI, and T20I debuts in 2015. He won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup with England. Since 2020, right-handed fast bowler Wood has averaged 89 mph in tests, making him one of the fastest in the world.
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Shaheen Shah Afridi:
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Pakistani international cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi (born April 6, 2000) plays all formats for the Pakistan cricket team. He is considered a world-class bowler.
He captains the Lahore Qalandars, who won their maiden PSL title in 2022 and again in 2023, becoming the first team in PSL history to defend their title. He is Pakistan’s first Garfield Sobers winner.
Trent Boult:
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New Zealand cricketer Trent Alexander Boult (born July 22, 1989) plays all formats for the national side. A fast bowler, he plays in T20 competitions worldwide. Boult helped New Zealand win the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.
Left-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. The following July, Boult made his New Zealand One Day International debut after his December 2011 Test debut.
Boult shared the 2015 Cricket World Cup wickets lead. In November 2018, Boult became the third New Zealand bowler to capture a hat-trick in ODIs and the first in the Cricket World Cup in June 2019.
Muhammad Siraj:
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Right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj (born March 13, 1994) joined the Indian national cricket team in 2018.
Siraj plays IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore and domestic cricket for Hyderabad. Siraj is the ICC men’s ODI bowlers World No. 1 as of September 2023.
Kagiso Rabada:
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South African international cricketer Kagiso Rabada (born May 25, 1995) plays all forms. Right-arm quick bowler. In November 2014, he made his limited-overs international debut, then his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018, he topped the ICC ODI and Test bowling rankings at 22.
In July 2018, he became the youngest Test bowler to take 150 wickets (23 years, 50 days). Rabada became the first cricketer to win six honors at Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) annual dinner, including Cricketer of the Year, in July 2016. Kagiso again received six accolades at CSA’s annual dinner in June 2018, including Cricketer, Test, and ODI Cricketer of the Year. Wisden rated him the world’s finest young player in August 2018. Has a hat-trick in all three cricket formats.
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