Dale Willem Steyn, also called as Steyn-Gun by fans is four short of 400 test wickets. He has now 396 test wickets at a magnificent average of 22.55 in 78 test matches which includes 25 five wicket hauls. He has been on the top of the ICC rankings by far distance with his contemporaries. He recently crossed his ex-team mate record of 390 wickets. National record for SA in test cricket is 421 wickets which was held by Shaun Pollock. Currently Steyn is in eighth position for most number of test wickets as a fast bowler, however he is in 12th position overall.
The greatness of steyn is, he swings the ball both ways constantly clocking at higher 140's. Cricket now a days has become more of a batsmen's game, but this guy who could bowl with some serious pace can inject some fear in the opposition batsmen. With T20 heavily influencing the batsmen to take on the bowlers, Steyn still holds an magnificent average of 22.55 and an economy of 3.25.
Currently he is the bowler with most number of test wickets.
Finally one thing we can say is, Hail Legend Steyn!!
Here is the list of top ten fast bowlers with most number of test wickets.
Dale Steyn's first test victim was England's former skipper M.Vaughan. He was outplayed by a beauty of a ball.
The greatness of steyn is, he swings the ball both ways constantly clocking at higher 140's. Cricket now a days has become more of a batsmen's game, but this guy who could bowl with some serious pace can inject some fear in the opposition batsmen. With T20 heavily influencing the batsmen to take on the bowlers, Steyn still holds an magnificent average of 22.55 and an economy of 3.25.
Currently he is the bowler with most number of test wickets.
Finally one thing we can say is, Hail Legend Steyn!!
Here is the list of top ten fast bowlers with most number of test wickets.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 563 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 29 | 3 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 242 | 519 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 | 22 | 3 |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 434 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 431 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.8 | 36 | 9 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 202 | 421 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 414 | 23.62 | 2.59 | 54.6 | 25 | 5 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 179 | 405 | 20.99 | 2.3 | 54.5 | 22 | 3 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2015 | 78 | 147 | 396 | 22.55 | 3.25 | 41.6 | 25 | 5 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 390 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.4 | 18 | 4 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 168 | 383 | 28.4 | 2.99 | 56.9 | 27 | 4 |
Dale Steyn's first test victim was England's former skipper M.Vaughan. He was outplayed by a beauty of a ball.
** Stats updated on 07-01-2015.
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