Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn (Credits: Twitter)

Earlier this month, South African pace ace Dale Steyn took to Twitter and answered a plethora of questions about his playing career. Apart from revealing how he is spending his time during the lockdown, Steyn disclosed two best bowling spells of his career and the batsmen he played against. On this occasion, the veteran has named the best eleven he played with or against so far.

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Amongst the two overseas players, only Brett Lee and Kumar Sangakkara made the cut. In Steyn’s eleven, the opening slots would be occupied by Proteas’ former captain, Graeme Smith and Sangakkara. To a degree of surprise, no Indian player features in the list. Top-notch all-rounder Jacques Kallis comes at number four followed by the electrifying fielder Jonty Rhodes at five.

The rest of the order in his line-up:

The Port Elizabeth-born cricketer opted for Quinton de Kock as the gloveman. De Kock recently became the nation’s limited-overs captain and is enjoying a stellar run thus far. The likes of Brett Lee, Allan Donald, and former left-arm spinner Paul Harris constitute of the bowling department, three of whom are prominent names. Another notable omission, which appeared was of AB de Villiers from the eleven.

Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn. Credits: Reuters.

De Villiers is widely regarded as the finest exponent of modern-day batting, having excelled in all three formats during his career. Steyn and De Villiers happen to share a good rapport with the former playing most of his game alongside him. The iconic duo also had some exciting duels in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Furthermore, the 36-year old and the retired cricketer share their Test debuts.

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Dale Steyn picked best XI he played with or against:

Kumar Sangakkara, Graeme Smith, Dave Hawken, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, Quinton de Kock, Bret Bargiachi, Peter Lombard, Brett Lee, Paul Harris, Allan Donald

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