New Delhi, July 31 -- In what comes as a major vote of confidence, legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn has backed India's Mohammed Siraj to take a five-wicket haul in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting Thursday at The Oval.

Steyn, one of the greatest fast bowlers to have graced the game, took to X and wrote,

"Siraj to take a fifer in 5th Test."

Siraj has been one of the standout bowlers in the series so far. With 14 wickets to his name, Siraj is currently the third-highest wicket-taker in the series and with one game to go, there's every chance he could end up at the top of the charts.

The 31-year-old Hyderabad pacer was instrumental in India's victory in the second Test at Edgbaston, where he ble...