{"id":744061,"date":"2026-06-18T08:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/744061\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:13:19","slug":"dale-steyn-david-miller-turned-down-big-bash-league-offers-to-play-4-day-cricket-for-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/744061\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Steyn: David Miller turned down Big Bash League offers to play 4-day cricket for Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BiggestDave Rundle and Dale Steyn on The Biggest Man in Cricket podcast.<\/p>\n

\nPosted By: The Biggest Man in Cricket<\/a>
\nJune 18, 2026\n<\/p>\n

Proteas batsman David Miller has played international cricket since 2010. He has collected 178 ODI and 140 T20I appearances.<\/p>\n

Miller has never played a Test match. Former Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn and player agent Dave Rundle spoke to the The Biggest Man in Cricket podcast about Miller.<\/p>\n

Dave Rundle: David Miller should have been playing Test cricket<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid was getting big money offers to go and play in the Big Bash and he turned it down to play four-day cricket for the Dolphins because he wanted to put his hand up and wanted to get selected for the Test side,\u201d said Steyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man goes and scores, like, two centuries, averages 45, does really well. He hasn\u2019t even played a red-ball A team match before.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is this guy, who has played for South Africa for 15 years, not had one chance in a red-ball team \u2013 are you joking? Just take him on tour, give him an A team tour. When you\u2019re turning down big money for that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rundle added: \u201cHe\u2019s not a guy that I\u2019ve managed, but someone like David Miller, he should have been playing Test cricket and batting at number number six.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I was managing him, I\u2019d say \u2018David, we need a marketing campaign to get it out of people\u2019s heads that you only play T20 cricket.\u2019 What do you do? I need a team around me who can teach me how to play Test cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n

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