KG Rabada turns 28.
Image: twitter @KagisoRabada25
KG Rabada turns 28 today; Here are some of his achievements
Last month, KG became the fastest bowler to reach 100 Indian Premier League wickets eclipsing Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga.
KG Rabada turns 28.
Image: twitter @KagisoRabada25
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada(KG) turns 28 today on 25 May 2023.
The star bowler made his debut for the Proteas nine years ago and is regarded as one the modern-day greats of the game having accumulated more than 500 career wickets thus far in all formats of the game.
He has become an important figure in the Proteas line-up in all three formats and more often, the team has relied on Rabada’s brilliance to get them out of trouble.
KG IS AMONG SA’S BEST BOWLERS OF ALL TIME
Last month, KG became the fastest bowler to reach 100 Indian Premier League wickets eclipsing Sri Lankan and Mumbai Indians legend Lasith Malinga.
Rabada needed just 64 matches to break Malinga’s record which was 70.
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In 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.
In 2018, KG became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests against Sri Lanka at just 23 years old. In August the same year, Wisden named him the best young player in the world.
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On 6 November 2021,KG became the first bowler for South Africa to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket. He did so at the 2021 T20 World Cup where the Proteas defeated England in the final match of the group stages. The win was, however, not sufficient for the Proteas to qualify for the semifinals as it lost out to Australia who possessed a superior net run-rate (NRR).
RABADA STILL HAS MORE YEARS TO BREAK MORE RECORDS
In January 2022, KG took his first five-for at Lord’s which earned him a place on the coveted honours board. He is only the fourth South African bowler to achieve this feat since re-admission after Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini and Vernon Philander.
