David Warner names the toughest bowler he ever faced

Australia’s left handed opener David Warner picked South Africa’s Dale Steyn as the most challenging bowler he faced in his glittering career. In a press conference, David Warner mentioned Dale Steyn as the toughest bowler he has faced, recalling a specific incident at the WACA. “Without doubt it’s Dale Steyn.

I go back to the WACA (the first Test of the 2016 17 home series against South Africa) when me and Shaun Marsh had to go out for an ugly 45 minute session. “Shaun came down to me and said, ‘I can’t pull him so I don’t know how we’re going to go about facing him’. He put me on my backside and I think he broke his shoulder as well that game,” said Warner.

David Warner then further lauded Dale Steyn and called him a fierce competitor, for never giving him an inch on the field. “He’s a fierce competitor who swung the ball back into the left hander, which is similar to Mitchell Starc swinging the ball back into the right hander at pace. “He was always a fiery customer who never gave you a smile and never gave you an inch or a sniff on the field,” Warner added.

For the unversed, David Warner is all set to bid adieu to Test cricket after the Sydney Test against Pakistan, scheduled to commence on January 3. Earlier today, the left handed opener also called time on his glittering ODI career. He was part of Australia’s World Cup winning squads in 2015 and 2023.

He has featured in 161 ODIs, scoring 6932 runs at an average of 45.30 with 22 centuries and 33 half centuries. READ: David Warner announces retirement from ODI cricket ahead of farewell Test.