Reeza Hendricks‚ Mangaliso Mosehle and any other batsmen in the visitors’ dugout in Centurion on Sunday can rest assured — they will not be Dale Steyn’s guinea pigs. The Titans will host the Lions in the first round of the T20 Challenge on Sunday‚ which on its own should not grab big headlines. But it will because it could mark Steyn’s return from more than a year on the sidelines with a serious shoulder injury. Except that it will not. "I’m joining the Titans but I’ll have a couple of days in the nets first with the guys‚" Steyn said. "I’ll play the second game in Kimberley for my comeback." That means the focus shifts to next Wednesday when the guinea pigs will be David Miller‚ Theunis de Bruyn and whoever else the Knights see fit to toss into the fray. Kimberley’s flat pitch and short, straight boundaries will tilt the balance away from Steyn. Likewise‚ the fact that Steyn will be unable to let fly for more than four overs is not much of a blessing for the batsmen. He has taken f...
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