29 Facts About Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada was born on 25 May 1995 and is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game.

Kagiso Rabada made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015.

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.

Kagiso Rabada has taken a hat-trick in all three formats of cricket.

Kagiso Rabada made his debut for the Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Border in December 2013.

Kagiso Rabada was chosen to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Kagiso Rabada took 7 wickets for 186 in these two matches.

In February 2015, Kagiso Rabada took a record 14 wickets in a match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 in the second innings.

In February 2016, it was announced that Kagiso 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.

Kagiso Rabada played in two County Championship and six T20 matches for the county during his spell in England.

Kagiso Rabada was retained again ahead of 2019 Indian Premier League by Delhi Capitals.

Kagiso Rabada played 12 matches in the league stage before leaving for national duty.

Kagiso Rabada picked up 25 wickets and become the highest wicket taker for DC and overall second highest wicket taker of that season.

In both seasons, Kagiso Rabada played a vital role in his team's success.

Kagiso Rabada made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.

Kagiso Rabada made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015.

Kagiso Rabada repeated the feat in Australia in 2016 at the WACA.

Kagiso Rabada was the man of the match in this fixture.

Kagiso Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to cross 900 points after Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn.

In July 2018 during the first test against Sri Lanka, Kagiso Rabada surpassed the record of Harbhajan Singh to become the youngest ever bowler to take 150 wickets in Test cricket and became the third fastest South African to reach 150 test wickets in terms of matches.

In March 2019, Kagiso Rabada took his 100th wicket in ODIs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.

Kagiso Rabada became only the 8th South African bowler to pick 200 Test wickets as Hasan Ali in the 1st Test of the South African tour of Pakistan in 2021.

In September 2021, Kagiso Rabada was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

On 6 November 2021, in South Africa's final match of the tournament, against England, Kagiso Rabada became the first bowler for South Africa to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.

In January 2022, Kagiso Rabada played in his 50th Test match, in the third match of the series against India.

On Day 2 of the first test match of the series against England in August 2022, Kagiso Rabada took his first five-for at Lord's which earned him a place on the coveted honours board.

Kagiso Rabada is only the fourth South African bowler to achieve this feat since re-admission after Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini and Vernon Philander.

In 2020 Kagiso Rabada and Cameron Scott founded Kingdom Kome Productions, their first project is a short film called "The Ring of Beasts".

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