Dale Steyn enjoys a day of fun, rain and... football?

As water pours & disrupts play, South African pacer decides to take matters in his own hands & plays football instead

The South African team is currently in Bangladesh playing their first Test match against the hosts. Their game however, has been constantly interrupted by rain.

While most South African players were happy to stay in their warm, dry rooms, right-arm fast bowler Dale Steyn was tempted to make other plans.

Stuck in my room all day, watching these kids playing soccer in the rain looks like plenty fun... #shouldigo pic.twitter.com/0bv7bK45qr

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) July 24, 2015

An hour later, Steyn decided- after much deliberation- to go out in the rain and play barefooted football  with kids outside his hotel. The video shows Steyn, donned in a sleeveless white T-shirt,  passing the ball through the defender's legs.

https://instagram.com/p/5hKOtWQk_j/?taken-by=dalesteyn

His presence was special for the local kids and they expressed their excitement on twitter.

football in rain, with dale steyn ! :D

-collected photo pic.twitter.com/WytMOGjvD6

— Akram Anon (@Akram_Anon) July 24, 2015

The bowler's remarks earlier this year were the cause of much controversy and outcry as he said that the tour to Bangladesh was a profitless activity for him. In his opinion, the deliveries left in him should have been spent on major tournaments. These statements led to a lot of 'Steyn-bashing' by Bangladesh fans who criticized the tactless statement of the pacer.