Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers
Dale Steyn with AB de Villiers. (Credits - Getty)

The man, who showed the true meaning of aggression in fast bowling to the world finally reaches the glorious feat. Dale Steyn surpassed the former legendary fast bowler Shaun Pollack to become the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in Test cricket. Meanwhile, the former skipper AB de Villiers showers words of praise on Dale Steyn.

Dale Steyn, on Wednesday, bagged the wicket of Fakhar Zaman to leapfrog the glorious feat of 421 wickets set by Shaun Pollack. Ironically, Pollack was in the commentary panel giving his voice while Steyn became the leading wicket-taker for Proteas.

During the celebrations of the wicket, Shaun Pollack in the air quoted that Dale Steyn thoroughly deserves to be at top of the charts. “Steyn deserves to be the leading wicket-taker for South Africa,” Pollock said from the commentary box.

Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers
Dale Steyn (Credits – Getty)

Congrats legend, Dale Steyn – AB de Villiers

The all-time legendary cricketer AB de Villiers took to Twitter to congratulate Dale Steyn for the stunning effort. He showered all the possible praises for his achievement in the super sports park, where it all began.

Digging into his tweet, it read ”Dale Steyn, we salute you! What a man, what a player. Fitting that “Simply the best” is playing at Supersport Park, where everything started! Congrats legend Dale Steyn.”

Well, as AB de Villiers said, Dale Steyn is an absolute legend surviving in the game of cricket. In fact, Dale Steyn could have achieved the feat earlier if not sidelined with a shoulder injury.

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After staying away from the game for quite a period, he made a stunning comeback with his great determination in the rehabilitation phase. He overcame all the odds and delivering the goods on a regular basis, across the formats.

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