Styen admits to rushing return
South Africa pacer Dale Steyn conceded that he returned from his previous shoulder fracture too quickly, but did not give any indication of considering retirement after suffering another shoulder injury, which will see him miss up to six months of action, on the second day of the ongoing first Test against Australia.
Steyn said that his desire to play had to led to him coming back before he was truly ready, but added that he would let his shoulder heal properly this time around.
“There's a lot of cricket to be played and people want you to play, so I didn't have the full time to recover,” Steyn said. “I've been dealing with this for quite some time now. I probably should have taken a bit longer.”
“But I was wanting to rush and get to the Twenty20 World Cup, I wanted to go to the IPL. I wanted to play. So this time I'll take the time to let it heal properly.”
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