Dale Steyn: Revisiting a modern day legend's career through pictures

2013: The wane starts

Dale Steyn celebrates the wicket of Jonathan Trott in 2012

Steyn continued his form with the South African team, winning the Test Championship in England in 2012. He also took his 300th Test wicket in January 2013, in his 61^st Test match, against New Zealand, becoming the fastest South African to do so.

Initially injury-free for the first part of his career, he suddenly broke down towards the latter half, though he was part of the SA team that toured Australia in Ricky Ponting’s farewell series.

Steyn bowls during South Africa’s match against West Indies in Champions Trophy 2013

He was a part of the South African squad for the 2013 Champions Trophy, but the injury was a major obstacle for him and his side’s quest for a major ICC title.

A major portion of 2014 was engulfed by injuries (as many as three pulled hamstrings), but he soldiered on and featured in South Africa's first Test win in Sri Lanka.