India vs South Africa, 2015 Test Series - Player battles

Ishant Sharma vs Dale Steyn:

A battle comprising Ishant Sharma and Dale Steyn might be silly but the way Ishant has done in past 2 years, it does make sense. Ishant, who has been the India’s spearhead in this period has picked up wickets competitively with other country pacers. An interesting thing is Ishant Sharma has picked up the most number of 5-wicket hauls among pacers since Jan, 2014.

Ishant Sharma:

Mat – 65, Wkts – 200, BBI – 7/74, BBM – 10/108, Avg – 36.51, Eco – 3.35, S/R – 65.2, 5WI – 7, 10WM – 1.

On the other hand, Dale Steyn is the leading wicket taker among visiting pacers in Asia and would like to continue his reputation and forget an ordinary ODI series where he was seen going for runs despite picking up a few.

Dale Steyn:

Mat – 80, Wkts – 402, BBI – 7/51, BBM – 11/60, Avg – 22.48, Eco – 3.24, S/R – 41.5, 5WI – 25, 10WM – 5.