Steyn nutmegs in the rain
The bad weather in Chittagong did not deter Dale Steyn from treating a few kids to some of his football skills
Mohammad Isam in Chittagong
24-Jul-2015
The fourth day of the Chittagong Test was boring for everyone. Just before play was called off, Dale Steyn had called the rain "lame". Thankfully for Steyn, though, a few hours later, he spotted some kids playing football in an empty space in front of a nearby mosque.
He immediately tweeted, "Stuck in my room all day, watching these kids playing soccer in the rain looks like plenty fun... #shouldigo" at around 4:50pm in the afternoon. A number of his followers, without hesitation, urged him to do so.
Stuck in my room all day, watching these kids playing soccer in the rain looks like plenty fun... #shouldigo pic.twitter.com/0bv7bK45qr
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) July 24, 2015
An hour later, Steyn posted a video on Instagram
where he can be seen playing football with those kids. Steyn even successfully nutmegs one of the boys before someone yells at him: "Bro, you are in our team". In Steyn's defence, he was possibly not sure of his team-mates, and like many of them, was playing with his bare feet on cement.
ESPNcricinfo later learned that Steyn was within what is considered the "safe zone" by the team's security, so he was not technically breaching any security protocols. None of his team-mates, coaching staff or team officials, though, were seen around him. Only an employee of the team hotel was spotted taking a video of the friendly game.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84