Author: Vinod Rawat

Brisbane Heat have been left irate at the revelation that Dale Steyn will miss his return bout with Ricky Ponting in the BBL after the Cape Cobras withdrew his permission to play at the last possible moment. Instead of flying from Perth to Brisbane ahead of the Heat’s match against Ponting’s Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday, Steyn will return home in order to play for the Cobras in a domestic limited overs semi-final on the same day. Having signed Steyn up for the one-off fixture six weeks ago and secured a no objection certificate from the South Africna board, the Heat are understandably angered by the loss of their big-name signing a mere four days before curtain-up at the Gabba.