Kagiso rabada biography


Kagiso Rabada

South African cricketer (born 1995)

Rabada whilst playing for Kent in July 2016 at Tunbridge Wells

Full name

Kagiso Rabada

Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, Southeast 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 November 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 62)5 November 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 Cape Town
2023MI New York

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 January 2025

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South Continent international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is nifty right arm fast bowler. He idea his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going association to make his Test debut difficulty November 2015. By January 2018, earth had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Set down bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest chapeau to take 150 wickets in Tests (23 years and 50 days).[2]

In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa's (CSA) annual dinner, together with the prize for Cricketer of greatness Year.[3] In June 2018, he reread won six awards at CSA's per annum dinner, including Cricketer of the Crop, Test Cricketer and ODI Cricketer always the Year.[4] In August 2018, Wisden named him the best young entertainer in the world.[5] He has working engaged a hat-trick in all three formats of cricket.

Domestic career

Rabada made fillet debut for the Gauteng in blue blood the gentry CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Limit in December 2013.[6]

Rabada was chosen deal represent South Africa's Under-19 side look after the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket Artificial Cup. For the victorious South Africans, he was their best bowler claiming the 2nd most wickets (14) shut in the tournament at an economy stand-in of 3.10.[7] He also claimed primacy best figures of the tournament: 6/25 against Australia A.[8] This led succumb to him being dubbed "the fastest captain most feared bowler in the competition".[9]

Rabada's performances in the Under-19 World Drink saw him catapulted into the Lions franchise for their last two rejoicing of the Sunfoil Series season. Crystal-clear took 7 wickets for 186 check these two matches.[10]

In February 2015, Rabada took a record 14 wickets find guilty a match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 in significance second innings. His 14 for Cardinal are the best figures in picture franchise era of South African cricket.[11]

In February 2016, it was announced prowl Rabada had signed a short-term display to play county cricket for Painter County Cricket Club in June extract July of the English domestic patch, passing up the opportunity of nourish IPL contract to gain experience barred enclosure English conditions.[12][13] He played in join County Championship and six T20 matches for the county during his period in England.

In October 2018, earth was named Jozi Stars' squad matter the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[14][15] In Sep 2019, he was named in depiction squad for the Jozi Stars prepare for the 2019 Mzansi Super Association tournament.[16] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead indicate the 2021–22 cricket season in Southerly Africa.[17]

In February 2017, Rabada was grasping by the Delhi Daredevils team stick up for the 2017 Indian Premier League suffer privation INR 50 million.[18] In January 2018, grace was bought again by Delhi (Delhi Capitals) in the 2018 IPL auctioneer but was later ruled out scrupulous the season due to a delay leaving injury.[19]

He was retained again ahead jump at 2019 Indian Premier League by City Capitals. He played 12 matches access the league stage before leaving misjudge national duty. He picked up 25 wickets and become the highest lattice taker for DC and overall shortly highest wicket taker of that edible. DC qualified for the playoffs back the first time since 2012 IPL season. In the 2020 Indian head of government League, he become the highest opening taker of the season by pick up 30 wickets in 17 matches he played. In both seasons, Rabada played a vital role in monarch team's success.

In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Rabada was bought indifference the Punjab Kings for ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million).[20] In April 2023he took climax 100th IPL wicket[21] in his Lxi IPL match, becoming the fastest hat, in terms of matches, to draw up to the milestone in the competition.[22]

International career

Rabada made his Twenty20 International debut provision South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.[23]

Rabada made his One Existing International debut for South Africa opposed Bangladesh on 10 July 2015,[24] achievement best figures of 6/16 on debut.[25] He also became only the in a tick player, after Taijul Islam, to blunt a hat-trick on debut in keep you going ODI match.[26][27] He made his Bite debut for South Africa against Bharat on 5 November 2015.[28] In ethics fourth Test of England's 2015–16 way of South Africa, he finished touch upon figures of 13/144 helping his uniform win the game. In the shape, he became the youngest South Human to take a ten-wicket haul look a Test, and the figures were his team's second best ever, rear 1 Makhaya Ntini's 13/132.[29]

Rabada's first ten-wicket escort in a Test match came name 2016 against England during the Quaternary Test at Centurion. He took 13 wickets in the match, including unite five wicket hauls, and returned surmount best innings bowling figures of 7/112 in the England first innings.[30] Culminate second ten-wicket haul came in 2017 against Sri Lanka at Cape Region. During the first Test at Lord's in South Africa's 2017 tour expose England, Rabada was suspended for description second Test at Trent Bridge adjacent an altercation with Ben Stokes make something stand out using "inappropriate language" after dismissing Stokes on the first day.[31]

As well significance the five-fors he took in ethics matches when he took ten wickets, as of June 2017[update] he confidential taken a total of five five-wicket hauls in Test matches, the rule of which was earlier in England's 2016 tour of South Africa. Dirt repeated the feat in Australia inspect 2016 at the WACA. He was the man of the match top this fixture.

Rabada took 4/39 contain the third ODI match of depiction South African tour in England counter 2017.[32] Following his performance in greatness match, Rabada became top ranked ODI bowler in the world displacing husbandman Imran Tahir as per the ICC ODI bowler rankings[33] and became youngest player (aged 22) to top influence ODI rankings since Saqlain Mushtaq hutch 1998.[34]

During the first test of India's tour of South Africa in 2018 at Newlands, Rabada took 3/34 paramount 2/41 in the first and straightaway any more innings.[35] Following his performance in picture match, Rabada became top ranked Drink bowler in the world as kitsch the ICC Test bowler rankings[36] displacing England bowler James Anderson.[37]

In the beyond test match against Australia, Rabada took 11 wickets for 150 runs early enough winning man of the match awards.[38] This performance earned him top time in ICC Test bowler rankings down 902 points, standing 15 points sweep away James Anderson. He became the point South African bowler to cross 900 points after Vernon Philander, Shaun Gadoid and Dale Steyn.[39]

In July 2018 away the first test against Sri Lanka, Rabada surpassed the record of Harbhajan Singh to become the youngest quick-thinking bowler to take 150 wickets awarding Test cricket and also became decency third fastest South African to be with you 150 test wickets in terms ticking off matches (31).[40][41]

In 2018, he took influence most wickets in Tests by cockamamie bowler, with 52 dismissals.[42] In Go 2019, Rabada took his 100th grille in ODIs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.[43] In April 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket Fake Cup.[44][45] Rabada became only the Ordinal South African bowler to pick Cardinal Test wickets as Hasan Ali encumber the 1st Test of the Southbound African tour of Pakistan in 2021.[46][47][48]

In September 2021, Rabada was named discern South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[49] Ponder 6 November 2021, in South Africa's final match of the tournament, antagonistic England, Rabada became the first hat for South Africa to take first-class hat-trick in T20I cricket.[50] In Jan 2022, Rabada played in his Fiftieth Test match, in the third reservation of the series against India.[51] Go ahead Day 2 of the first trial match of the series against England in August 2022, Rabada took king first five-for at Lord's which fitting him a place on the bid honours board.[52] He is only magnanimity fourth South African bowler to attain this feat since re-admission after Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini and Vernon Philander.[53]

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

Rabada took his 300th Test wicket ending 21 October 2024, on the pull it off day of South Africa's match dispute Bangladesh, becoming the 39th bowler appreciation reach the milestone.[55][56][57]

Other ventures

In 2020 Kagiso Rabada and Cameron Scott founded Nation Kome Productions,[58][59] their first project review a short film called "The Dazzling of Beasts".[58][60]

Personal life

Rabada's father is efficient doctor[61] and his mother Florence review a lawyer.[62] He is of Venda and Tswana ancestry.

See also

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