Who criminally under rates him?
He's easily on par with the likes of McGrath, Lillee, Hadlee, Marshall and Ambrose.
But who mentions him in that manner?
This is the era of batting. With flat decks and big bats.
And yet here's Dale Steyn with a 22.5 avg, a 41 S/R and a killer record in the subcontinent.
That's the clinher for me. Lillee is revered like a God but couldn't cut it in India where as Steyn has killed it over there.
He ticks every single box and deserves to be considered equal to any fast bowler who has ever played the game.
But because he hasn't taken 15 5 fers in Australia you never hear the Aussie commentators give him his dues.