Dale Steyn Joins Melbourne Stars For Big Bash League 2019/20

Dale Steyn has been signed by Melbourne Stars for the upcoming Big Bash League. The right-arm pacer will be available for six matches, it was announced. Steyn has been accepting offers to play T20 league for past few months.

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He joined Euro T20 Slam as a marquee player and was also open to join a Big Bash League club, it had been reported recently.

“It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while, play Big Bash. Unfortunately representing the Proteas for the bulk of my career over Christmas time we’ve always got Test matches on, the Boxing Day and New Year’s Test matches. So I haven’t been available. But since retiring from Test cricket, it’s opened up a little window for me while the Proteas play red-ball cricket,” Steyn said on his signing.

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Steyn is the second biggest signing by a BBL club after AB de Villiers. Former South Africa captain had earlier denied taking part in the league to manage his time but agreed to a deal with Brisbane Heat. He will only join the squad in the second week of January.

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Steyn had announced his retirement from Test cricket in August but is available for in white-ball cricket. Though he was surprisingly ignored for a place in the T20I series against India as he was not medically cleared, the board had said. The right-arm pacer hasn’t played international cricket since the home T20I series against Sri Lanka earlier this year.

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He was a part of South Africa’s World Cup squad but was ruled out due to a shoulder injury that he had suffered during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he got ruled out of IPL after playing just two games.

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South Africa were hoping to get his services after first two matces in World Cu but the shoulder issue meant he did play the tournament.

The upcoming season of Big Bash League kicks off on December 17.

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