Steyn set to join Hampshire before international return

"I'm going to take another month off. I'm not going to the IPL (Indian Premier League). I'm looking to go over to Hampshire in June to play a little bit of cricket, then Sri Lanka in July."

"The Proteas don't play for quite a while," said Steyn.

"I could get through 12 or 15 overs but that's not enough to be competitive in a Test match," he said.

Steyn is just two short of Shaun Pollock's South African Test record of 421 wickets. He is likely to have another chance to break the record when South Africa tour Sri Lanka in July and August.

He told SuperSport television that he was close to full fitness after missing the series against Australia following his latest setback, a heel injury suffered in the first Test against India in January.

Steyn, 34, has spent most of the time away from the field in the last two years because of multiple injuries.

Steyn is targeting a stint with English county Hampshire in June as his comeback to competitive cricket.

With still a month to complete his rehabilitation, South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has revealed his comebacks plans.