In South Africa, Sports is one thing that unites us, Dale Steyn

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South African pacer Dale Steyn on Thursday said that in a country like South Africa, sports is the one thing that unites everyone together. His statement comes in the light of the global pandemic of the Coronavirus that has led to the adjournment of the sporting events across the whole world. 

“It does. It is actually such a pity that everything is being blocked off, because in a country like South Africa, where we have all of our problems from the past- culture, religion, ethnic backgrounds- the one thing that brings everybody together is sport,” 

ESPNcricinfo quoted Steyn’s statement. 

The veteran pacer isn’t happy with the current situation as he said that the cancellation or postponement of various events across the globe has devoided the people to enjoy the sports. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has suspended all forms of cricket (domestic & International) for the next 60 days in order to tackle the pandemic.

“It doesn’t matter what religion you are or what color your skin is, you can go to a game on a Saturday and you can all be supporting the same cricket team or rugby team and you all get along really well. But now at the moment, you don’t have that,” 

“Well you know, luckily for me, I tend to not do a lot of cricket practice. I’m at a point where I feel like if I wanted a bowl a bouncer or a length ball or a yorker, I can do it. 

Muscle memory is enough for me t0 be able to do that. So I just rock up on the day of a game and do my warm-ups and go through my basic routine and then just try and kick my mind into play. Steyn said in a statement. 

Steyn last played in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Islamabad United where he managed to take two wickets in two matches before the PSL got suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

“The one thing that I need to continuously do is, I got to look after my body. I’ve got to do the rehab and a little bit of strength work, and I’ve got to keep my fitness up,” he added. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the suspension of the ODI series between India and South Africa and the series between Australia and New Zealand has also been postponed. Even the Indian Premier League has been postponed until April 15.