Dale Steyn joins Sunrisers Eastern Cape as bowling coach

Former Proteas speedster Dale Steyn will join the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 as bowling coach in a coaching group headed by Adrian Birrell.

The announcement was made on the team's Twitter page on Friday. Steyn, who played for the franchise from 2011 until 2015, is one of two coaches who have been seconded from the Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian Premier League franchise. The other one is former Indian international batter Hemang Badani, who is the fielding coach and a scout at the franchise.

Badani, who represented India in four Tests and 40 ODIs between 2000 and 2004, will look after the batting department and strategy.

?? #SunrisersEasternCape COACHING STAFF UPDATE ??#OrangeArmy, join us in welcoming our coaching staff for #SA20 - Adi Birrell, Baakier Abrahams, Hemang Badani & Dale Steyn ??@SA20_League #SEC pic.twitter.com/JKOalXJFyU

Steyn, who played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47 T20s for the Proteas, will take care of the bowling and be part of the strategy group.

Baakier Abrahams, who is also the assistant coach of the Warriors, will be assisting Birrell, who is a former Proteas assistant coach.

Birrell, who was the Paarl Rocks head coach when they won the 2019 Mzansi Super League, also coached the side in all formats.

He won the 2021/22 Cricket South Africa provincial T20 knockout tournament earlier this year, before leaving the province.