South African speedster Dale Steyn has claimed that he has “no skill” in comparison to his England counterpart, James Anderson, calling himself a fan of the seamer’s wicket-taking abilities.
Featuring on last week’s Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Steyn waxed eloquent about Anderson, remarking at his ability to consistently produce quality inswingers while humbly comparing it to his own supposedly limited skill-set.
“I watch Jimmy bowl and he is just ridiculous. I could never bowl those big inswingers and use the crease the way he did. I am a fan of Jimmy’s, I’m not going to lie, but when you are playing against each other, you can’t allow that to come out – you don’t want to show that weakness, if you want to call it that.
“He has done himself a disservice as he is definitely skilful, can definitely swing the ball. He swung it at 90 mph-plus, which was incredibly difficult to face. He was intimidating in more ways than one. But Dale is someone I have definitely watched, particularly with the Kookaburra ball.
“It has been my nemesis for quite a long period in my career – how do you swing that red Kookaburra as he does?”
