Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada
Rabada whilst playing for Kent in July 2016 at Tunbridge Wells
Personal information
Full name
Kagiso Rabada
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
NicknameKG
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
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
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14Gauteng
2013/14–2020/21Lions
2016Kent
2017–2021Delhi Capitals
2018–2019Jozi Stars
2022–presentPunjab Kings
2023–presentMI Cape Town
2023MI New York
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 66 101 65 86
Runs scored 934 360 156 1,158
Batting average 11.39 15.00 17.33 11.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 31* 22 48*
Balls bowled 12,057 5,171 1,393 16,005
Wickets 313 157 71 388
Bowling average 21.49 27.77 27.15 22.27
5 wickets in innings 16 2 0 19
10 wickets in match 4 0 0 5
Best bowling 7/112 6/16 3/18 9/33
Catches/stumpings 32/– 37/– 21/– 41/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Winner 2014 UAE
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018, he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler 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, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year.[3] In June 2018, he again won six awards at CSA's annual dinner, including Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer and ODI Cricketer of the Year.[4] In August 2018, Wisden named him the best young player in the world.[5] He has taken a hat-trick in all three formats of cricket.He was picked by Gujarat Titans for 10.25Crs in the 2024 IPL Mega Auctions.

  1. ^ Wigmore, Tim (18 August 2022). "Kagiso Rabada cements place among fast bowling greats with five-wicket haul". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Kagiso Rabada becomes youngest to claim 150 Test wickets". Crictracker. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Rabada dominates CSA awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Rabada sweeps CSA awards with six trophies again". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Rabada crowned Wisden's best young player in the world". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 August 2018.