Dale Steyn set to make South African bowling history against Pakistan in Boxing Day Test

Steyn has claims to being the the greatest fast bowler of his generation, with a strike-rate of 42 and success all around the globe. His strike-rate is the lowest for all fast bowlers with 200 wickets since 2000 and with 421 wickets in this period he is the third most successful fast bowler behind James Anderson (565) and Stuart Broad (433) but who have higher averages.

In 2008, Steyn reached the pinnacle of the ICC Test bowler rankings and occupied the slot for a record 263 weeks. He became the second South African bowler to claim 400 Test wickets in record time, but a series of injuries over the past few years have slowed his progress to Pollock’s mark.