South African pacer Dale Steyn to quit ODI cricket after 2019 World Cup

Veteran South Africa paceman Dale Steyn who has been hit by a spate of injuries over the last two years is not keen to continue playing limited over cricket after next years World Cup However he is equally eager to carry on his stint in Test cricket as long as he couldI will be trying to get to that World Cup in England But after the World Cup I dont see myself playing white ball cricket for South Africa By the time the next World Cup comes I will be 40 said the 35yearold Steyn at a promotional event for GoPro here todayHe expressed hope that his vast experience would earn him a place in the World Cup squad If you look at the batting lineup our top six have played 1000 games but lower half from eight to eleven who are currently playing not even 150 games You need to draw on experience I hope that will be my trump card when the selection comes to the World Cup I may not necessarily play all the time But I think my experience will help with me just being there he saidWhen it comes to Test cricket I would like to play as long as possible I have finally come out of a cloud of injuries I broke my shoulder and in my first game on return against India I landed in a foothole It was rotten luck Its quite difficult to come back from a broken shoulder especially with your bowling arm I feel thats injury gone and I am fit I played two Test matches without an injury against Sri Lanka recently bowled at good pace and never went off the field because of niggles Its a big plus he addedSteyn struggled for wickets and got one each in the two innings of the opening Test and none in the second Wickets is something thats not guaranteed I am happy I came out 100 per cent fitness wise Thats the biggest cloud I have gotten over especially after the last two years he explained About South Africa being hammered 20 by hosts Lanka Steyn complimented the islanders for playing to their strength relying on spin in helpful conditionsThe wickets were tough to play on Sri Lanka played good cricket They played their cards right Preparation was difficult for SA They came out trumps Hats off to them they played better cricket he saidHe also backed the English county authorities for doing away with the toss and emphasised that cricket has changed so much theres no point in sticking to ageold traditions Theres been a bit of talk of doing away with the toss in international cricket I think there will be some for it and there will be some against it It might not happenCricket pioneer W G Grace will be rolling in his grave if he heard something called the freehit a batsman can be out but hes not out and score four runs off the ball because its a noball Traditional cricket has gone out the window T20 cricket has changed the gameIf someone says its doing away with the toss going against the traditional thing hes blind The game has changed so much you have to keep up with the times England is doing something really well In County Cricket the toss is gone You can look at the pitch as the visiting team and can decide what to doI think thats a good way they are doing it it might be the way to go forward do away with the toss completely When a visiting team gets to choose to bat or field You get to prepare the pitch but we get to choose we want to do on itHe also had a dig at the flat pitches prepared for the limited over games and the rule of one ball being used from one end for 25 overs and not the same ball from both ends for the entire 50 overs of an innings The generally flat wickets in ODIs have taken bowlers completely out of the equation Two balls is ridiculous You take the skill out of the game I grew up watching Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis former Pakistan pacers reversing the ball But now try naming one player reverseswinging the ballPlayers are going to the extent of taking sand paper on the field It might sound funny but its a desperate plea for cricket to change Players are getting into more trouble trying to make the ball do somethingAlso Read South African Seamer Dale Steyn Backs England To Win Test Series Against IndiaCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever