Kagiso Rabada Biography
Kagiso Rabada is a South African cricketer. He was born on 25 May 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. Rabada attended St Stithians Boys College, leaving the school in 2013.
He made his South African debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2017, he has topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings to achieve the feat aged 22.
He made his debut for the Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Border in December 2013. He was chosen to represent South Africa’s Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. As South Africa won the tournament, he was their best bowler claiming the 2nd most wickets (14) in the tournament at an economy rate of 3.10. He also claimed the best figures of the tournament: 6/25 against Australia A. His performances in the Under-19 World Cup saw him catapulted into the Lions franchise side for their last two games of the Sunfoil Series season. He took 7 wickets for 186 in these two matches.
He made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014. He made his One Day International debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 10 July 2015, achieving best figures of 6/16 on debut.
Kagiso Rabada
He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015. In the fourth Test of England’s 2015–16 tour of South Africa, he finished with figures of 13/144 helping his team win the game. In the process, he became the youngest South African to take a ten-wicket haul in a Test.
In February 2015, Rabada took a record 14 wickets in a match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 in the second innings his 14 for 105 are the best figures in the franchise era of South African cricket.
In February 2016, it was announced that Rabada had signed a short-term deal to play county cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in June and July of the English domestic season, passing up the opportunity of an IPL contract to gain experience in English conditions. He played in two County Championship and six T20 matches for the county during his spell in England.
In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa’s annual dinner, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for INR 50 million. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.
Kagiso Rabada Age
He was born on 25 May 1995.
Kagiso Rabada Parents – Kagiso Rabada Father
His father Mpho Rabada is a doctor and his mother Florence Rabada is a lawyer.
Kagiso Rabada Height
He stands at 1.91 m.
Kagiso Rabada Home Language
This informaton will be updated soon.