The Indian batting line-up — led by the Fab Four — was still going great guns. And when Virender Sehwag thrashed a triple hundred in the high-scoring draw in Chennai, one felt Steyn wouldn’t make much of an impact in the series.
Then Ahmedabad happened. The South African tearaway, on a belter at Motera, blew away India for 76 in a spell of outstanding fast bowling. The rhythmic run-up, the pace and the swing — everything culminated into a memorable performance, something that Indian cricket fans haven’t yet forgotten.
There was more in store two years later in Nagpur, when he got 7/51, setting up another Test win for the Proteas. It’s not a coincidence that he has got a fabulous record against India — 103 of his 439 Test wickets coming against the subcontinental giants.
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