Top 10 reverse swing bowlers of all time

#5 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn + Reverse Swing = Every Batsman's Worst Nightmare

— Alternative Cricket (@AltCricket) September 6, 2014

There’s not much that Dale Steyn can’t do with a cricket ball on the field. He makes it talk, bite, smash and fly off his hand.

South Africa haven’t had the luxury of a great spinner in their ranks, and when the new-ball bowlers have done their bit, Steyn included, the speedster returns with the old ball, and at high pace, unleashes the havoc of reverse swing on batsmen.

His exploits in Nagpur against India in 2010 left everyone stunned. “Those 22 yards never mattered less,” wrote Sidharth Monga on Cricinfo in his analysis. Steyn’s spell of 3.4-2-3-5 blew everything away in its sight.

During the 2nd Test between South Africa and Australia in February this year, Steyn dismissed Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Brad Haddin for 1, 0 and 1 in one of the great spells of reverse swing bowling seen in recent times before finishing with figures of 4/55.

Steyn has already taken a colossal 383 wickets from 75 Tests and, having added another bow to his repertoire, is poised to take a lot many more in the coming years.