Former Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn has been appointed Washington Freedom bowling coach for the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket in the United States of America.
Steyn recently worked with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.
“It is important to build that winning culture around a young franchise right from the offset. Delighted to have the legend Dale Steyn on board with us,” said Washington Freedom owner Sanjay Govil.
“The idea of having such a figure on American shores spending time with some of the youngsters on the squad is truly exciting.”
Steyn will continue to work with Proteas seamer Marco Jansen, who was with the Sunrisers in the IPL and will be with Washington in MLC.
The first edition of Major League Cricket will start on 13 July 2023. It will feature six teams:
- Seattle Orcas
- MI New York
- Washington Freedom
- San Francisco Unicorns
- Los Angeles Knight Riders
- Texas Super Kings
All 19 matches, including 30 July’s final, will be played at the new Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.
South Africans signed for 2023 Major League Cricket
Several other South Africans will be involved in this year’s Major League Cricket, too. Many have relocated to the United States of America permanently.
- Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas)
- Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas)
- Matthew Tromp (Seattle Orcas)
- Shadley van Schalkwyk (Los Angeles Knight Riders)
- Corne Dry (Los Angeles Knight Riders)
- Justin Dill (Washington Freedom)
- Dane Piedt (Washington Freedom)
- Obus Pienaar (Washington Freedom)
- Marcus Jansen (Washington Freedom)
- Anrich Nortje (Washington Freedom)
- Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)
- Carmi le Roux (San Francisco Unicorns)
- Lungi Ngidi (San Francisco Unicorns)
- David White (San Francisco Unicorns)
- Calvin Savage (Texas Super Kings)
- Cody Chetty (Texas Super Kings)
- Rusty Theron (Texas Super Kings)