Kagiso Rabada Biography, Bowling, Batting & Fielding Stats

South African cricket player Kagiso Rabada is a member of the group. In November 2014, he made his debut for South Africa in the limited-overs cricket (ODI) format, and in 2015, he made his debut in the test format. Rabada had already established himself as one of the best one-day international (ODI) and test bowlers in the world by the time January 2018 rolled around. He had a significant effect on the sport of international cricket. In the history of test match cricket, he became the youngest bowler to ever take 150 wickets when he was just 23 years old.

The publication ‘Wisden’ bestowed upon him the title of the world’s finest young player in August of 2018. In addition to being named “Cricketer of the Year” at Cricket South Africa’s annual dinner, Kagiso Rabada has also been named “One-Day International Cricketer of the Year,” “Test Cricketer,” and “Cricketer of the Year.” It was during his time with the “Delhi Daredevils” (now known as the “Delhi Capitals”) that he participated in the famous Twenty20 cricket competition known as the “Indian Premier League” (IPL).

The 25th of May, 1995 saw Kagiso Rabada being born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. His parents, Mpho and Florence Rabada, were his parents. “St. Stithians Boys College,” which is a Methodist Parochial school, was the institution that he attended. After being chosen to represent Gauteng in the ‘CSA Provincial One-Day Competition’ against Border in December 2013, he was allowed to play first-class cricket.

As a result of his outstanding accomplishments at the first-class level, he was chosen to participate in the ‘ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup’ in 2014. South Africa went on to win the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and Rabada was a major contributor to that victory. With an average economy rate of 3.10, he was able to assist South Africa in achieving their first-ever victory in the famous competition.

Kagiso Rabada Biography

The event referred to him as “the fastest and most feared bowler” because he bowled with both speed and precision. Following that, Rabada took a position with a professional cricket franchise known as “The Highveld Lions.” After that, he participated in a domestic first-class cricket tournament known as “The Sunfoil Series” with the “Lions,” where he got seven wickets in two matches.

Following up on his outstanding performance at the “Under-19 Cricket World Cup,” Kagiso Rabada set a new record for the number of wickets he took for the “Lions” in a match against “The Hollywoodbets Dolphins” in February of 2015. In the year that followed, he went on to join the Kent County Cricket Club, which is a first-class county club in England.

There was a chance for Rabada to participate in the 2016 season of the “Indian Premier League,” but he passed up that opportunity by signing with the English team. All during his time in England, he was a member of the Kent County Cricket Club, where he participated in two “County Championships” and six Twenty20 (T20) matches. The ‘Indian Premier League’ franchise known as the ‘Delhi Daredevils’ purchased Rabada for a sum of INR 50 million at the ‘IPL Player Auction’ that took place in February of 2017.

In January 2018, the “Delhi Daredevils” made another purchase of his services. However, owing to an injury, he was unable to participate in the Indian Premier League season of 2018. In October 2018, he became a member of a South African franchise club known as “Jozi Stars,” which was participating in the first season of a Twenty20 cricket league known as the “Mzansi Super League.” In 2019, he was a member of the ‘Delhi Capitals team that competed in the ‘Indian Premier League.’

Batting & Fielding Stats

Bowling

In his first Twenty20 International match, which took place on November 5, 2014, Kagiso Rabada played against Australia. It was against Bangladesh on July 10, 2015, that he made his debut in the one-day international competition. In his first One-Day International (ODI) match, Rabada became just the second player in history to achieve a hat-trick, which is defined as three wickets in a row.

The first time he played a test match was on November 5, 2015, and it was against India. In the following years, he was chosen to participate in the trip against England during the 2015–16 season. During the fourth test match that South Africa played against England, Rabada took 13 wickets, making him the youngest South African bowler to ever accomplish a ten-wicket haul in a test match. It was because of his effort that his squad was able to defeat England on their field.

Rabada was embroiled in a dispute with English player Ben Stokes during South Africa’s tour of England in 2017. The dispute occurred after Rabada had dismissed Stokes on the opening day of the first test match at ‘Lord’s Cricket Ground. After that, Rabada was judged to have used “inappropriate language” during the game, which resulted in his being banned for the second test match.

Throughout South Africa’s tour of England in 2017, Rabada became the highest-ranked one-day international bowler in the world after taking four wickets in the third one-day international match. In addition to this, he became the youngest player to ever lead the ‘ICC One-Day International bowler rankings,’ surpassing Saqlain Mushtaq in 1998. It was during the first test match of the year 2018 against India when he took five wickets, which propelled him to the position of being the highest-ranked Test bowler in the world.

When the Australians were in town for the second test match in 2018, he got 11 wickets against them. Because of his performance, he was able to surpass 900 points in the ICC Test bowler rankings. This accomplishment made him the fourth South African to accomplish this achievement, following in the footsteps of Shaun Pollock, Vernon Philander, and Dale Steyn. He achieved the distinction of becoming the youngest bowler to ever take 150 wickets in a Test match in July of 2018. Moreover, he became the third-fastest South African bowler to reach the milestone of 150 wickets in a test match.