Former South African pacer Dale Steyn hailed Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling prowess against Delhi Capitals. Not only this, but he also credited Kagiso Rabada and England’s Jofra Archer for creating ‘genuine fear’ among batters with their hard-length bowling. Steyn’s comments came after the RCB bowling unit starring Bhuvi and Hazlewood dismantled the Delhi Capitals’ batting lineup to register a lopsided nine-wicket win. 

During the game, both Kumar and Hazlewood took turns to trouble the DC batters, mixing the traditional Test-match lengths with a probing line outside off stump. Their prowess wreaked havoc in the powerplay, and reduced their rivals to just 13/6 by the end of six overs. The Axar Patel-led side was bundled out at just 75, which the defending champions chased with ease. 

“Watching Buvi, Hazelwood, throw KG and Archer in there too, there’s a genuine fear from batters not because they scared, but they know exactly where these greats are going to bowl but don’t practice enough in that area to have answers,” Steyn tweeted. “The fear is technical skill, too deep into the tournament to change now, watch these bowlers continue to dominate. Its called a HARD length for a reason,” he added.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar currently holds Purple Cap in IPL 2026 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, widely regarded as the ‘Swing King’ for his ability to move the ball early in the innings, is currently the Purple Cap holder in the IPL 2026 season. He has 14 wickets to his name in eight innings at an average of 16.85 and an economy rate of 7.61. Kumar recorded the best figures of 3 / 5. On the other hand, Josh Hazlewood has picked eight wickets thus far with an economy rate of 7.89 and average of 19.25. The Aussie has the best figures of 4/12. 

In addition to them, Rabada has claimed 13 wickets with best figures of 3/25. He maintains an average of 22.61 and economy rate of 9.48. On the other side, the RR star has taken 14 wickets with an average of 17.50 and economy of 7.90 and best figures of 3/20.