PSL | Dale Steyn left fuming over Simon Doull's 'mid-life crisis' comments

South Africa legend and one of the finest fast bowlers to have ever graced the game, Dale Steyn was drawn into an avoidable controversy in the 2021 edition Pakistan Super League. 

Playing his first game for the Quetta Gladiators on February 26, Steyn was left fuming after finding out that commentator Simon Doull mentioned how Steyn was suffering a ‘mid-life crisis with the hair’.

Steyn took to Twitter yesterday, 27 February evening and asked the community to identify the commentator. 

10 mins after a fan dug out the clip of the incident, Steyn lashed out on the same stating that the commentator’s job was to talk about the game.

“If your job is to talk about the game, then do that.” Steyn wrote on the microblogging site.

He further went on to elaborate that it was never okay to use a public platform, viewed by millions of people to shame an individual for their weight, choices and ethnicity.

While Steyn did not name or attack former New Zealand international himself, it was understood from the scheme of things.

“...if you use that airtime to abuse anyone for their weight, sexual choices, ethnic backgrounds, lifestyle etc or even hairstyles, then im afraid I have no time for you as a human. You and anyone else like that to be fair.” Steyn further added.

Playing his first game in the 2021 PSL, Steyn picked two wickets for 44 runs in a losing cause for the Quetta Gladiators. Defending a target of 199, the SA speedster conceded 21 runs in the penultimate over against Sherfane Rutherford and Wahab Riaz, who deposited him all across the park.

Post his lambasting of Doull, he thanked people for the support and stated that he was hopeful for Quetta winning the remaining fixtures in the T20 league.