Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada is a bowler of South Africa cricket team
Kagiso Rabada is a well-known cricketer from South Africa who has long gone from participating in provincial one-day competitions to top international tournaments with well-known teams. We tell you about the athlete and his achievements.
Kagiso Rabada: debut in cricket
Kagiso Rabada was born on May 25, 1995, in South Africa in the family of a doctor and a lawyer. The athlete made his debut in the CSA provincial one-day competition against Border in 2013. It is curious, but even then, it seemed that Kagiso was literally born for cricket – the level of the guy’s game was pleasantly impressive.
Excellent achievements allowed Kagiso Rabada to participate in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Representing his country, the athlete not only brought South Africa a victory, but also became the best bowler of the team, taking second place in the number of wickets (14).
This is not the end of the player’s achievements, but on the contrary, they went up. After the World Cup, Rabada played twice for the Lions in the Sunfoil series, where he took 7 wickets out of 186, and in 2016 signed a contract to play county cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. In the county championships, the cricketer played twice and also took part in six T20 matches.
Kagiso Rabada: career in the IPL
In 2017, a player from South Africa was bought out by the Delhi Daredevils team for the IPL for 50,000,000 INR. A year later, Kagiso Rabada became interested in Delhi Capitals, where he was again bought at the Indian Premier League auction. Unfortunately, the player failed to show his skills in the 2018-2019 season due to a back injury.
In the IPL 2019-2020, the athlete played 12 matches with the Delhi Capitals. He collected 25 wickets and became the most productive player in the District of Columbia and the second-highest cricketer of the season. By the way, it was thanks to Kagiso Rabada that Delhi Capitals reached the Indian Premier League playoffs.
Kagiso Rabada: international career
Kagiso Rabada can be confidently considered a strong player at the international level. Starting the game with the provincial championships, the athlete managed to get into the top clubs and play at the world championships and other prestigious competitions for the national team.
In the international arena, the cricketer has managed to prove himself in various tournaments. One of the first was Twenty20 in 2014, where the South African played against the Australian national cricket team. During two matches, the player managed to take one wicket. A few years later, the indicator improved significantly: in 2015 and 2016, Rabada took 5 wickets in the matches played.
The cricketer made his ODI debut in 2015 in a game against Bangladesh. In 2017, Kagiso added the title of the best ICC ODI coach to the piggy bank of personal achievements and also became the youngest player to top the ODI rating.
Speaking about the game on the international arena, it is impossible not to note the success of Rabada in his Test career, in which he made his debut in 2015 in a match against the Indian national team. In 2016, the cricketer took 10 wickets, and in the match against England – 13.
A year later, the success was increasing – the athlete again took 10 wickets during the match against Sri Lanka and then led the top ranking of ICC Test bowlers in 2018. By the way, at the end of 2018, Kagiso Rabada took 52 test wickets, which became the top indicator among bowlers of that season.
At the moment, Kagiso Rabada has no plans to end his career and is striving for new achievements and titles.
