Dale Steyn breaks ‘security protocol’ to play football with kids in Bangladesh

Dale Steyn with the local kids after a game of football in Chittagong after rain washed out the 4th day’s play between South Africa and Bangladesh. (Source: Twitter)

South African pace bowler Dale Steyn had fun playing barefooted football with local kids here after rain washed out the fourth day’s play of the first Test between the Proteas and Bangladesh.

After spotting some kids playing football from his hotel room on Friday, the tear-away fast bowler tweeted: “Stuck in my room all day, watching these kids playing soccer in the rain looks like plenty fun… #shouldigo.”

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Almost an hour later the 32-year-old posted a video on Instagram showing him in a white sleeveless T-shirt, playing football with the kids on cement. Steyn even successfully managed to nutmeg a defender but some shouts in the video suggest he was not quite sure who his teammates were.

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

The South African caused an uproar earlier this year by saying that the Bangladesh tour was a waste of time for him and he would use the deliveries left in him for major tournaments, which created a buzz in the social media with Bangladesh supporters criticising the pacer for his choice of words.

I may have just broken every security protocol, my coach won’t be happy, but this was just to good to… http://t.co/YPQRAh2FXX

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) July 24, 2015