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Kagiso Rabada Full Biography, Bowling, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

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February 24, 2022

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Kagiso Rabada Full Biography

The 6’1″ tall is the perfect example of a never-ending Soth African pace battery. The young talented Kagiso Rabada was first spotted in the 2014 ICC U-19 world cup where he impressed everyone and clocked above 140s with consistent line and length. His bouncers with sheer pace made him the prime member of every team he played for. He made his First-Class debut in 2014 and later that he made his senior debut in 2015. In the 2016 CSA awards, he was the first player to win six awards in a row and that’s the time where he peaked and announced his arrival on the big stage.

Rabada made his Test debut against India at Mohali and ODI debut against Bangladesh and T20I debut against Australia at Adelaide. He gets to the sky at such a young age when he conquered the ICC test rankings at the age of just 22. He is also the youngest to take 150 test wickets. Apart from International cricket, he had featured in franchises cricket across the globe. He was bought for 9 cr in IPL 2022 auctions.

Kagiso Rabada Basic Information

Name: Kagiso Rabada
Nickname: KG
Role: Bowler
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast

Kagiso Rabada Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 6’1″
Weight (approx.): 74 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black

Personal Life of Kagiso Rabada

Date of Birth: 25 May 1995
Age: 26 years
Birth Place: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Nationality: South African
School: Bryanston Parallel Medium School
College: St Stithians Boys College
Educational Qualifications: N/A
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million

Kagiso Rabada Family & Religion

Father: Mpho Rabada
Mother: Florence Rabada

Brother: Atlegang Rabada
Sister: N/A
Coach/Mentor: Vernon Philander
Religion: Christianity
Address: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Cricket Career Of Kagiso Rabada

Test: India vs South Africa at Mohali – November 05 – 07, 2015
ODI: Bangladesh vs South Africa at Mirpur – July 10, 2015
T20: Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide – November 05, 2014
Jersey Number: 25
Domestic/State Teams: South Africa, South Africa U19, South Africa A, Lions, Kent, Delhi Capitals, Joburg Giants, Jozi Stars, Manchester Originals
Nature on the field: Calm.

Batting Career

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Test	51	77	13	733	40	11.45	1559	47.02	103	10
ODI	82	33	15	310	31	17.22	376	82.45	25	7
T20I	40	15	11	121	22	30.25	104	116.35	11	5
IPL	50	18	8	138	44	13.8	134	102.99	11	4

Bowling Career

Bowling Career Summary

	M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Test	51	93	9680	5339	235	7/112	13/144	3.31	22.72	41.19	10	4
ODI	82	80	4210	3522	126	6/16	6/16	5.02	27.95	33.41	1	0
T20I	40	40	871	1245	49	3/20	3/20	8.58	25.41	17.78	0	0
IPL	50	50	1140	1560	76	4/21	4/21	8.21	20.53	15.0	0	0

Source: Cricbuzz

Highlighted Records of Kagiso Rabada

He was part of the ICC U-19 world cup winning squad in 2014.

He took 14 wickets in the ICC U-19 world cup 2014 and played important role in lifting the trophy.

He became only the second player in ODI history to take a hat-trick on debut.
He gets to the sky at such a young age when he conquered the ICC test rankings at the age of just 22. He is also the youngest to take 150 test wickets.
He is the first South African to take hat trick in T20I’s.

Kagiso Rabada Preferences & Hobbies

Hobbies: Listening to Hip-Hop

Favorite Cricketers: Virat Kohli
Favorite Sportspersons: Dale Steyn
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Color: yellow

Kagiso Rabada Relationship Status

Marital Status: Dating
Wife: Sho Madjozi

Kagiso Rabada Full Biography, Bowling, Records, Age, Wife, Family

Marriage Date: N/A
Children: N/A

Kagiso Rabada Awards and Recognitions

Wisden named him the best young player in the world in 2018.
In the 2016 CSA awards, he was the first player to win six awards in a row and that’s the time where he peaked and announced his arrival on the big stage.

Controversies did by (Kagiso Rabada)

N/A

The All Out Cricket Post Interview Of Kagiso Rabada

Lesser-Known Facts

Rabada’s father is a doctor and his mother Florence is a lawyer.

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