Watch: Legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn learns a lesson from an unsuspecting American

Dale Stein was extremely polite when the American told him how to play. Photo: @dalyesteyn/Instagram

Staff from the street cricket office in New York patiently gave Dale Steyn advice on how to play, not knowing that they were giving advice to a formidable South African fast bowler who had taken nearly 700 international wickets.< /p>

Stein, who played all formats of the game in a 15-year career before retiring in 2019, decided to travel to New York, one of the venues for the ongoing T20 World Cup.

As a 40-year-old boy tried his luck and kicked a ball through a wicket, one of the staff showed him how to do it.

“Keep in mind not to bend your elbow,” he said helpfully. «Forward is a swinging motion… and if you want, you can jump a little,»

Steyn is considered by many to be the greatest bowler of the modern era, whose calling card was his ability to combine late swing with pace, which often made his deliveries unplayable. He dominated the International Cricket Council's Test rankings at number one at the peak of his career for a record 263 weeks from 2008 to 2014. He played 93 Tests for South Africa, taking 439 wickets with a bowling average of 22.95. His fastest recorded score was 97.3 mph in the Indian Premier League in 2010.

US guy teaches Dale Steyn how to bowl while thinking that he is American. 😂pic.twitter.com/CVQfnnLpQD

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As he was given an impromptu pep talk in the Big Apple, Steyn struggled to contain his smile before he managed to hit the stumps with a full toss.

» It should have bounced before it hit the ground,” the employee said.

Cricket is a niche sport that is attracting increasing interest in the United States, which hosts and hosts the T20 World Cup. organizers. for the first time. They beat neighboring Canada in their first group game.