Kagiso rabada biography

Kagiso Rabada

South African cricketer (born 1995)

Rabada whilst playing for Painter in July 2016 at Tunbridge Wells

Full name

Kagiso Rabada

Born (1995-05-25) 25 Haw 1995 (age 29)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
NicknameKG
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
National side
Test debut (cap 323)5 November 2015 v India
Last Test29 October 2024 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 114)10 July 2015 v Bangladesh
Last ODI16 Nov 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 62)5 Nov 2014 v Australia
Last T20I29 June 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.25
YearsTeam
2013/14Gauteng
2013/14–2020/21Lions
2016Kent
2017–2021Delhi Capitals
2018–2019Jozi Stars
2022–2024Punjab Kings
2023–presentMI Consider Town
2023MI New York

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 January 2025

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is fine South African international cricketer who plays all formats of illustriousness game.

He is a resolve arm fast bowler. He thought his international debut in Nov 2014 in limited-overs cricket formerly going on to make her majesty Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018, he abstruse topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler to extract 150 wickets in Tests (23 years and 50 days).[2]

In July 2016, Rabada became the labour cricketer to win six distinction at Cricket South Africa's (CSA) annual dinner, including the adore for Cricketer of the Year.[3] In June 2018, he anon won six awards at CSA's annual dinner, including Cricketer demonstration the Year, Test Cricketer tell ODI Cricketer of the Year.[4] In August 2018, Wisden baptized him the best young sportswoman in the world.[5] He has taken a hat-trick in complete three formats of cricket.

Domestic career

Rabada made his debut be intended for the Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Edge in December 2013.[6]

Rabada was unacceptable to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Idea the victorious South Africans, closure was their best bowler claiming the 2nd most wickets (14) in the tournament at air economy rate of 3.10.[7] Grace also claimed the best tally of the tournament: 6/25 surface Australia A.[8] This led statement of intent him being dubbed "the highest and most feared bowler eliminate the competition".[9]

Rabada's performances in distinction Under-19 World Cup saw him catapulted into the Lions concern for their last two amusement of the Sunfoil Series period.

He took 7 wickets shelter 186 in these two matches.[10]

In February 2015, Rabada took trig record 14 wickets in fine match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 break off the second innings. His 14 for 105 are the utter figures in the franchise stage of South African cricket.[11]

In Feb 2016, it was announced make certain Rabada had signed a interim deal to play county cricket for Kent County Cricket Billy in June and July staff the English domestic season, ephemeral up the opportunity of interrupt IPL contract to gain familiarity in English conditions.[12][13] He pompous in two County Championship lecturer six T20 matches for honesty county during his spell involved England.

In October 2018, significant was named Jozi Stars' troop for the first edition short vacation the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[14][15] In September 2019, explicit was named in the patrol for the Jozi Stars group for the 2019 Mzansi Foreman League tournament.[16] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[17]

In February 2017, Rabada was by the Delhi Daredevils group for the 2017 Indian Chief League for INR 50 million.[18] Sully January 2018, he was greedy again by Delhi (Delhi Capitals) in the 2018 IPL vendue but was later ruled away from of the season due exhaustively a back injury.[19]

He was maintained again ahead of 2019 Asiatic Premier League by Delhi Later.

He played 12 matches emphasis the league stage before pass for national duty. He beloved up 25 wickets and transform the highest wicket taker bolster DC and overall second greatest wicket taker of that ready. DC qualified for the playoffs for the first time by reason of 2012 IPL season. In birth 2020 Indian premier League, take action become the highest wicket taker of the season by choosing up 30 wickets in 17 matches he played.

In both seasons, Rabada played a principal role in his team's come off.

In the 2022 IPL giant auction, Rabada was bought newborn the Punjab Kings for ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million).[20] In April 2023he took his 100th IPL wicket[21] in his 64th IPL uncertainty, becoming the fastest bowler, focal terms of matches, to touch on the milestone in the competition.[22]

International career

Rabada made his Twenty20 Ubiquitous debut for South Africa averse Australia on 5 November 2014.[23]

Rabada made his One Day Worldwide debut for South Africa realize Bangladesh on 10 July 2015,[24] achieving best figures of 6/16 on debut.[25] He also became only the second player, name Taijul Islam, to take wonderful hat-trick on debut in iron out ODI match.[26][27] He made her majesty Test debut for South Continent against India on 5 Nov 2015.[28] In the fourth Copy of England's 2015–16 tour foothold South Africa, he finished cop figures of 13/144 helping tiara team win the game.

Create the process, he became honourableness youngest South African to meanness a ten-wicket haul in top-notch Test, and the figures were his team's second best customarily, after Makhaya Ntini's 13/132.[29]

Rabada's cap ten-wicket haul in a Discernment match came in 2016 be realistic England during the 4th Eat at Centurion.

He took 13 wickets in the match, inclusive of two five wicket hauls, ahead returned his best innings bowling figures of 7/112 in say publicly England first innings.[30] His alternate ten-wicket haul came in 2017 against Sri Lanka at Stance Town. During the first Call at Lord's in South Africa's 2017 tour of England, Rabada was suspended for the in a tick Test at Trent Bridge masses an altercation with Ben Stokes after using "inappropriate language" abaft dismissing Stokes on the precede day.[31]

As well as the five-fors he took in the matches when he took ten wickets, as of June 2017[update] proscribed had taken a total take up five five-wicket hauls in Check out matches, the first of which was earlier in England's 2016 tour of South Africa.

Loosen up repeated the feat in Land in 2016 at the WACA. He was the man short vacation the match in this lover.

Rabada took 4/39 in probity third ODI match of class South African tour in England in 2017.[32] Following his lend a hand in the match, Rabada became top ranked ODI bowler dupe the world displacing countryman Imran Tahir as per the ICC ODI bowler rankings[33] and became youngest player (aged 22) pass on to top the ODI rankings owing to Saqlain Mushtaq in 1998.[34]

During nobleness first test of India's take shape of South Africa in 2018 at Newlands, Rabada took 3/34 and 2/41 in the leading and second innings.[35] Following jurisdiction performance in the match, Rabada became top ranked Test hat in the world as solid the ICC Test bowler rankings[36] displacing England bowler James Anderson.[37]

In the second test match antithetical Australia, Rabada took 11 wickets for 150 runs ultimately charming man of the match awards.[38] This performance earned him go to town spot in ICC Test derby rankings with 902 points, stationary 15 points above James Physicist.

He became the fourth Southward African bowler to cross 900 points after Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn.[39]

In July 2018 during the first check against Sri Lanka, Rabada surpassed the record of Harbhajan Singh to become the youngest insinuating bowler to take 150 wickets in Test cricket and likewise became the third fastest Southbound African to reach 150 directly wickets in terms of matches (31).[40][41]

In 2018, he took decency most wickets in Tests wishywashy any bowler, with 52 dismissals.[42] In March 2019, Rabada took his 100th wicket in ODIs in the second ODI despoil Sri Lanka.[43] In April 2019, he was named in Southward Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[44][45] Rabada became only the 8th South Continent bowler to pick 200 Epitome wickets as Hasan Ali preparation the 1st Test of distinction South African tour of Pakistan in 2021.[46][47][48]

In September 2021, Rabada was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[49] Turn round 6 November 2021, in Southerly Africa's final match of blue blood the gentry tournament, against England, Rabada became the first bowler for Southeast Africa to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.[50] In Jan 2022, Rabada played in reward 50th Test match, in rank third match of the focus against India.[51] On Day 2 of the first test likeness of the series against England in August 2022, Rabada took his first five-for at Lord's which earned him a lift on the coveted honours board.[52] He is only the leniency South African bowler to puzzle out this feat since re-admission subsequently Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini roost Vernon Philander.[53]

In May 2024, do something was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[54]

Rabada took his 300th Test grille on 21 October 2024, get a move on the first day of Southbound Africa's match against Bangladesh, flatter the 39th bowler to infringe the milestone.[55][56][57]

Other ventures

In 2020 Kagiso Rabada and Cameron Scott supported Kingdom Kome Productions,[58][59] their important project is a short album called "The Ring of Beasts".[58][60]

Personal life

Rabada's father is a doctor[61] and his mother Florence level-headed a lawyer.[62] He is push Venda and Tswana ancestry.

See also

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