Chasing a mere 127 runs for victory, favourites India were bundled out for 79 in 18.1 overs on a turning track at Nagpur last night with the Kiwi spinners sharing as many as nine wickets among them.
"I guess New Zealand thinking was correct. Playing with three spinners paid off. We would probably go with spin, I don't know. But as a seamer I have to back myself. Bowl fast cutters. It is really difficult to hit out when the ball is coming at 140-145, its gripping and stopping," Steyn told reporters on the sidelines of his team's practice session at the Brabourne stadium here today.
"I am fit and fine. Wasn't a lot of injuries, just two injuries. The first one was a groin, just probably a week-10 days, but I made a rush, trying to get into the Test match (against India) in Bangalore, which put me back another four weeks, which put me out of the series.
"I had a really bad shoulder and unfortunately I could not come out too quickly from that. When you have a broken shoulder, you have to set it for 8-10 weeks. It is not that I was injured the entire time, I had a really bad shoulder. Now I am feeling strong, fine. It's nice to be back in India. Played a couple of games against Australia, two warm up games. Its coming up nicely," Steyn said.
32-year-old pacer said age was just a number and cited the example of Mumbai spinner Praveen Tambe, now 45.