Steyn, 34, needs just five wickets to overtake Shaun Pollock’s record of 421 Test wickets — but it has been more than a year since he took his 417th wicket, shortly before breaking down with a freak shoulder fracture against Australia in November 2016. Steyn bowled 12 overs in four spells, including one with the new pink ball, conceding 16 runs. He had not tried to bowl at express pace on Wednesday, concentrating on finding his rhythm without revealing too much to the Zimbabweans in case he was picked for the Test. That, though, seems likely because Steyn will only play the first two days of the current game before joining the South African Test squad in Port Elizabeth. Every time someone talks about a record I get injured.

Source: The Express Tribune December 21, 2017 10:18 UTC