kagiso rabada Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
kagiso rabada is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Kagiso Rabada
Born
May 25, 1995, Johannesburg
Age
28 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 60 | 100 | 56 | 69 |
Inn | 93 | 41 | 21 | 28 |
Runs | 897 | 350 | 147 | 186 |
Avg | 11.8 | 15.22 | 21.0 | 11.62 |
SR | 49.1 | 79.91 | 109.7 | 103.91 |
HS | 47 | 31 | 22 | 44 |
NO | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 115 | 26 | 12 | 16 |
6s | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 60 | 100 | 56 | 69 |
Inn | 108 | 98 | 56 | 69 |
Balls | 11117 | 5135 | 1207 | 1566 |
Runs | 6256 | 4320 | 1733 | 2198 |
Wkt | 280 | 156 | 58 | 106 |
BBI | 112 / 7 | 16 / 6 | 20 / 3 | 21 / 3 |
BBM | 144 / 13 | 16 / 6 | 20 / 3 | 21 / 3 |
Eco | 3.38 | 5.05 | 8.61 | 8.42 |
Avg | 22.34 | 27.69 | 29.88 | 20.74 |
5W | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- South Africa
- Delhi Capitals
- Gauteng
- Gauteng Under-19s
- Jozi Stars
- Kent
- Lions
- MI Cape Town
- MI New York
- Punjab Kings
- South Africa A
- South Africa Colts XI
- South Africa Under-19s
- South African Schools
- St Stithians College
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Rewind to the 2014 Under-19 World Cup: the name Rabada came into the limelight as he brutalized the Australian line-up with a spell of 6/25, constantly hitting the mid-140s. After propelling his side to the final of the tournament with his miserly and penetrative bowling, he ended the tournament as his side's highest wicket-taker. His astonishing performances did not go unnoticed as he was awarded a contract with the Highveld Lions upon his return to South Africa with the elusive Cup of glory.
Under the mentorship of Gordon Parsons, Chris Morris and Lonwabo Tsotsobe in the Lions, the quick-learner rose rapidly through the ranks and soon found himself traveling to Australia with the South Africa A side. His hunger for progress did not stop as he continued to catch the eye of the selectors, getting his first international opportunity in a T20 match against Australia in November 2014. He had a good outing, picking up the wicket of Glenn Maxwell on debut. His ODI debut followed shortly after against Bangladesh and immediately rewrote the history books, taking a hat-trick against a clueless Bangladesh side and ending up with 6 for 16 - the best bowling figures of all time on ODI debut.
An injury-stricken Steyn presented Rabada with bowling opportunities in the tour of India in 2015. He stole the show immediately in ODIs, bowling with maturity far beyond his years, and notably keeping last-over specialist MS Dhoni in check with 5 dots in the final over of the Indore ODI, and making a celebrated Indian line-up uncomfortable. Consequently, he was handed a Test debut during the Test series that followed in India. He didn't quite make the red SG ball talk as much as he did the Kookaburra. The dustbowls didn't help much either, as South Africa resorted to bowling their spinners far more than the pacers, rendering the young seam bowler futile.
Nevertheless, with the Dukes ball in hand, Rabada announced himself on the green seamers in England, consistently flummoxing the hapless Englishmen and ending the tour with a flabbergasting three five-wicket hauls in six innings. Having achieved the near impossible task of filling the shoes of arguably the greatest fast bowler in the world, Rabada marched on and played a major role in South Africa's 2-1 drubbing of the Australians in their own backyard.
Rabada is armed with the ability to swing the ball conventionally, though he prefers to make it seam off the wicket with the scrambled seam deliveries, especially when the seam is prominent and likely to cause deviations off the surface. He also possesses the pace to reverse-swing the ball against the direction of the seam, with the old ball and new, and has already wreaked havoc with the old ball several times in his brief Test career. At such a young age, these skills and the control and consistency he bowls with makes him a valuable asset to the South African side - one worth counting on in the long run.
His on-field conduct, however, has been questionable, as he has been accused and reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct multiple times, and even copped a ban (which was then reversed upon appeal) in the 2018 home series against Australia for shouldering Steven Smith on his way to celebrating the latter's wicket with his team-mates. He ended up picking up 11 wickets in the match and single-handedly drew level with Australia 1-1 after a gutting loss in the first Test.
South Africa's efforts to contest the charges against Rabada exhibited the value of the young man in the team. With a limited Philander, an injured Steyn, and an aging Morkel (playing his final series), Rabada has become the linchpin in the South African bowling line-up. All of 22 years old, and having already carved himself an image in the international arena, Rabada looked like a focused individual who could scale inconceivable heights in future, barring any major injuries.
He was their strike bowler for the 2019 World Cup, but that was a tournament where South Africa largely underperformed. Post the World Cup, with Morkel and Steyn retiring, Rabada seamlessly filled into their shoes and formed a good partnership with the new crop of pacers like Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen.
KG has been a consistent performer for South Africa irrespective of the formats, with bowling averages under 30 in both Tests and ODI cricket. In the 2021 T20I World Cup, Rabada became the first South African bowler to pick a hat-trick in that format as he achieved that feat against England. In 2022, he picked up an inspired fifer at Lord’s in a Test match, paving the way for South Africa to become the first team to dent England’s Bazball revolution.
Still fairly young with an incredible fitness record, Kagiso Rabada’s glass ceiling could be really, really high if he can keep performing this way for South Africa.
IPL Through the Years
The rise of Rabada had certainly caught a few eyes by this point as he fetched Rs. 5 crore at the IPL auction in 2017, to play for Delhi Daredevils, and for 4.2 crore at the 2019 auction as the Daredevils used their RTM card to retain their bowling jewel. Rabada and Delhi Capitals were synonymous for a long time, as he proved to be a dependable performer in the competition.
Bowling two upfront and two in the death, Rabada was generally a wicket bank for Delhi. He picked 25 wickets in the 2019 season, and bettered that with 30 wickets in the 2020 season - claiming the Purple Cap as DC reached the finals for the first time. Rabada’s wickets tally took a hit in the 2021 season, as he could only manage 15 wickets. With this poor return and also a worrying economy rate, and the growing popularity of countryman Anrich Nortje, Delhi Capitals decided to let KG go ahead of the 2022 IPL mega auction, paving the way for Punjab Kings to swoop in and pick up for a lofty price. Rabada continues to be a dependable wicket-taker in the competition, but his rising economy rate and an inability to nail the yorker with the same potency has been a cause for concern.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A strapping, genuine quick who regularly bowls in the 140-150kph range, Kagiso Rabada is the most exciting talent to emerge from South Africa in the post No.1 Test ranking era. Before he had turned 21, Rabada had already established himself as a potential leader of the attack.
Rabada thrust himself into the international spotlight at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, where he took 6 for 25 against Australia in the semi-final. South Africa went on to win the title - their first - and Rabada finished as their highest wicket-taker.
Three months later, he was awarded a franchise contract with Lions and before the year was up, he had been included in the national ODI and Test squads. He made his T20I debut against Australia in Adelaide in November 2014.
In early 2015, Rabada showed his ability in the longer format. He claimed the South African record for the best bowling figures in a first-class match, 14 for 105, surpassing the haul taken by Dale Steyn seven seasons before. He finished the season as the third-highest wicket-taker in the Sunfoil Series.
He was included in all three squads to tour Bangladesh in July-August 2015, and became only the second player to take a hat-trick on ODI debut, eventually finishing with the best figures by a first-timer: 6 for 16.
Rabada also played in a home series against New Zealand and was then included on a tour to India. There, he led the ODI wicket-takers' list with Steyn after both claimed 10 wickets. Injuries to Morne Morkel, then Steyn and Vernon Philander, meant Rabada got a chance to play in three of the four Tests of that series. On inhospitable pitches, he worked hard, often without reward but displayed the stamina required of a Test bowler.
Rabada has had more assistance from the surfaces at home, where he played against England in the absence of Steyn and Philander. In the final Test, with South Africa having already lost the series, Rabada became the youngest South African to take 10 wickets in a match when he finished with 13 for 144.
His workload did not lessen as he played a further four ODIs and two T20Is against England, three T20Is against Australia, and also led the attack at the 2016 World T20 in India. After his performances, Rabada seemed primed for an IPL stint but chose to sign a county deal with Kent for a month instead.
Firdose Moonda