5 undeserving recipients of 2016 ICC awards

Mustafizur Rahman

#2 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn

Over the last few years, Dale Steyn is someone who regularly features in the ICC Test Team of the Year. But this time, he didn’t deserve to be picked in the team. The Proteas speedster played just 4 matches in the given period and was out injured for the majority of the time.

In the four games, he played, Steyn picked just 14 wickets and this does not justify his spot in the ICC Team of the Year. His fellow pacer in the Test Team of the Year, Mitchell Starc, did miss few matches due to injury but has picked up 37 wickets in six matches at an average of 18.

Ahead of Dale Steyn, the panel that included former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid, Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara and Gary Kirsten should have gone with either James Anderson or Stuart Broad. The England pace duo was sensational in the given period as they both picked 50 wickets each in the format.

Anderson’s average of 19.24 is the second best for a pacer with a minimum of 15 wickets and still he missed out from the ICC Test Team of the Year.

Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda. Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news

Quick Links

Edited by Staff Editor
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications