Star cricketers who made their international debuts together

1) Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers

AB and Steyn started together in 2004

Ask anyone who South Africa's best batsman and bowler over the last decade have been and the answers would be unanimous. AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn have been the leader of the batting and bowling attack for the Proteas for some time now, but not many realise that their career was one that started together, back in 2004 against England.

Although neither AB nor Steyn had a particular noteworthy debut in the loss against England in Port Elizabeth, since then, both have firmly etched their names into the record books as two of the finest cricketers to have ever played the game.

If AB is Mr. 360, who bowlers dread bowling to, then Steyn is a fast bowling machine who has shown levels of consistency that was unheard of in cricket hitherto. With his ability to hit the ball around the park and over the ropes, AB has tilted the balance towards the bat, while the fast bowler has been fighting a lone hand on pitches that offer little assistance but has still managed to come out on top.