Only Muttiah Muralitharan has been quicker to achieve the landmark with the Sri Lankan spin wizard reached the landmark in just his 72nd Test match.
The current World No 1 in the longer format of the game is only behind Shaun Pollock, who has 421 scalps to his name, in the leading wicket-takers chart for the Proteas. The former South African skipper reached the 400-wicket milestone in his 103rd Test match, a record that has been shattered by some distance.
Steyn became the 13th bowler to reach the landmark in the history of the game – 9 fast bowlers and 4 spinners. India has the most representatives with three players in the list, followed by Australia, West Indies and now South Africa with two-a-piece. James Anderson picked up his 400th Test wicket on May 29 on the opening day of the 2nd Test match between England and New Zealand. With Steyn reaching this landmark 61 days later, it is now the shortest gap between two bowlers to get to this feat, eclipsing the 62 days gap between Akram and Ambrose.
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