Shoulder injury likely to keep Dale Steyn out of IPL 2017

FOLLOWING a shoulder injury during the first Test against Australia in November, South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn is likely to be ruled out of action till June next year. It is learnt that the seamer recently underwent a surgery in Cape Town and the recuperation could see him miss a lot of cricket, including the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is held in April-May.

As reported by cricbuzz, Steyn said,

“The first two to three months is just the healing phase, so by the end of February I will start to be able to do things like light bowling, start swimming and all that kind of stuff."

Steyn, who played for Gujarat Lions in the ninth edition of the cash-rich tournament, said that he is looking forward to the prospect of a long break.

"It's actually really cool. I haven't had a long break like this in a good few years and every season I go into it with something wrong, whether it be a little hammie or whatever. It will be nice to go into a season, starting in June, and confidently know that I am really strong and in a good place."  

Speaking about the recent 2-1 away series win against Australia, the 33 year old stated that he is proud of the performance of the bowling attack.

"We definitely out-bowled Australia and that's why we ended up winning. Our batters all contributed in parts but at the end of the day, I think it was our bowlers that won it."
 

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