Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada is one of the most talented bowlers and a genuinely fast pacer from South Africa, who bowls in the range of 140 – 150 kph. Rabada was of merely 21 years when he established himself as a potentially great right-arm fast bowler. His fans gave him the nickname KG due to his fantastic bowling. He also topped the ICC Test and ODI bowler rankings at the age of 22.
In July 2018, Rabada became the youngest bowler to pick 150 wickets in Tests. He achieved this feat at the young age of 23 years. He also won six awards in 2016 and 2018 at Cricket South Africa's (CSA) annual dinner, including the Cricketer of the Year award.
Kagiso Rabada Profile
| Full Name | Kagiso Rabada |
| Nickname | KG |
| Age & Date of Birth | 27 years (in 2022), 25 May 1995 |
| Height | 190 cm; 1.9m; 6.2ft |
| Birth Place | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Profession | South-African Cricketer |
| Batting Style | Left Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast |
| Jersey Number | #25 (South Africa) |
| International Debut | 5 November 2015 vs India in Mohali |
| ODI Debut | 10 July 2015 vs Bangladesh in Dhaka |
| T20 Debut | 5 November 2014 vs Australia in Adelaide |
| Domestic Team | Highveld Lions, Kent |
| Mother’s Name | Florence Rabada (Lawyer) |
| Father | Doctor |
| Spouse | N/A |
| Net Worth | INR Rs. 38 Crore |
Rabada was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His father is a doctor, whereas his mother, Florence, is a lawyer. Kagiso is the oldest of two siblings, and his little brother is following in his footsteps, taking up cricket as a career.
Kagiso Rabada Age, Heights & Hobbies
Rabada, who is currently 27 years old, has established himself as one of the dreaded bowlers across the world and of the South African squad. Rabada, who is 6.2 ft tall (190 cm/1.9m), has multiple hobbies, which include playing the piano, listening to music and playing FIFA on the PlayStation console.
Kagiso Rabada Domestic Career
Rabada made his debut for Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition in December 2013. He was then selected to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014.
He became the second-best bowler in the tournament and helped South Africa win the Cup. Rabada took 14 wickets at an economy rate of 3.10. He claimed the best figures, 6/25, in the tournament against Australia A.
His performance in the Under-19 World Cup captured the Lions’ attention, and he got to play the last two games in the Sunfoil Series, where he took seven wickets in two matches. Kagiso Rabada took 14 wickets for Lions against the Dolphins in 2015, making a record in South Africa’s cricket franchise history. He joined Kent County Cricket Club in 2016 and played two County Championships and six T20 matches to gain experience in English conditions.
To date, Rabada has scalped 329 wickets with an average of 23.03 and an economy rate of 3.22 in just 135 innings. He let his bat speak for his batting skills and scored 1046 runs in 105 innings.
Moreover, he has claimed 156 wickets from the 102 innings in List A with an average of 29.46 and an economy rate of 5.12. Furthermore, he has scored 364 runs with a strike rate of 80.35 as a batsman.
He also bowled 210 wickets from the 160 innings in the T20 format with an average and economy rate of 22.47 and 7.96 respectively. Furthermore, he has scored 411 runs with a strike rate of 107.03 in domestic T20 matches and leagues.
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 74 | 135 | 14096 | 7580 | 329 | 9/33 | 14/105 | 23.03 | 3.22 | 42.8 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| List A | 105 | 102 | 5379 | 4597 | 156 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 29.46 | 5.12 | 34.4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 162 | 160 | 3553 | 4719 | 210 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 22.47 | 7.96 | 16.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Batting
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| FC | 74 | 105 | 17 | 1046 | 48* | 11.88 | 2107 | 49.64 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 18 |
| List A | 105 | 45 | 18 | 364 | 31* | 13.48 | 453 | 80.35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| T20 | 162 | 64 | 30 | 411 | 44 | 12.08 | 384 | 107.03 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 |
Kagiso Rabada International Career
Kagiso Rabada made his Twenty20 International debut in 2014 for South Africa against the Australian team and his One Day International debut in 2015 against Bangladesh. He bagged the best figures of 6/16 in his debut match and became the second player to take a hat-trick on their ODI debut after Taijul Islam.
Rabada made his Test debut against India in November 2015. He took 13 wickets by giving away 144 runs in England's tour of South Africa and helped his team win the fourth test match of the series.
By taking 13 wickets, he became the youngest South African bowler to take a ten-wicket haul in Test cricket and had the second-best bowling figures from the South African team . He has taken 9 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket till now.
In the third ODI of the 2017 England tour, Rabada became the top-ranked ODI bowler by taking four wickets, replacing Imran Tahir . He became the youngest player after Saqlain Mushtaq to top the ODI rankings at the age of 22.
Moreover, during the first test of the 2018 India tour, Kagiso Rabada became the top-ranked Test bowler by replacing English fast bowler James Anderson. He took 3/34 in the first innings and 2/42 in the second innings of the match and sat atop the number one position in the ICC Test bowler rankings.
He won the Man-of-the-Match award for taking 11 wickets in the second test match against Australia. He is the fourth South African bowler to have crossed 900 points in the ICC Test Bowler Ranking after Shaun Pollock, Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn.
Rabada surpassed the record of Harbhajan Singh and became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests in 2018. He even became the third South African bowler to achieve this feat of 150 wickets in just 31 matches.
Kagiso Rabada booked 52 Test dismissals for himself in 2018, which is the highest by any bowler. The world knows and has seen what Rabada is capable of and he picked 11 wickets for his team in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He went on to scalp 10, 52 & 53 wickets from 8, 31 and 31 innings in 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.
Rabada is considered the torchbearer, hope-giver and lead bowler of the South African team. He barely has an off day, which makes him a dependable player and one of the best bowlers in town.
Bowling Format
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Test | 55 | 100 | 10352 | 5773 | 257 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 22.46 | 3.34 | 40.2 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| ODI | 87 | 85 | 4471 | 3750 | 135 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 27.77 | 5.03 | 33.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 54 | 54 | 1159 | 1644 | 56 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 29.35 | 8.51 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs Team
| Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w | |
| Afghanistan | 2016-2019 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 73 | 3 | 2/37 | 2/37 | 24.33 | 6.08 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 2014-2021 | 28 | 34 | 372.3 | 64 | 1606 | 66 | 6/54 | 11/150 | 24.33 | 4.31 | 33.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 2015-2022 | 15 | 17 | 152.2 | 19 | 660 | 40 | 6/16 | 10/63 | 16.50 | 4.33 | 22.8 | 4 | 1 |
| England | 2016-2022 | 28 | 38 | 531.5 | 73 | 2343 | 94 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 24.92 | 4.40 | 33.9 | 4 | 1 |
| India | 2015-2022 | 38 | 47 | 534.0 | 90 | 2054 | 72 | 4/41 | 7/114 | 28.52 | 3.84 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 2016-2021 | 4 | 4 | 26.2 | 3 | 151 | 5 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 30.20 | 5.73 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2022-2022 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | - | - | - | 12.33 | - | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2015-2022 | 16 | 18 | 266.5 | 44 | 965 | 40 | 5/60 | 8/106 | 24.12 | 3.61 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2017-2022 | 15 | 20 | 240.3 | 35 | 969 | 30 | 4/61 | 6/96 | 32.30 | 4.02 | 48.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2016-2021 | 31 | 38 | 376.3 | 42 | 1689 | 67 | 6/55 | 10/92 | 25.20 | 4.48 | 33.7 | 1 | 1 |
| West Indies | 2015-2021 | 14 | 15 | 114.4 | 22 | 510 | 23 | 5/34 | 6/58 | 22.17 | 4.44 | 29.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2017-2022 | 4 | 5 | 33.1 | 8 | 110 | 8 | 3/32 | 3/24 | 13.75 | 3.31 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
Home vs Away
| Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w | |
| Home | 2015-2022 | 83 | 109 | 1324.5 | 206 | 5469 | 238 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 22.97 | 4.12 | 33.3 | 9 | 4 |
| Away | 2014-2022 | 86 | 105 | 1185.1 | 186 | 4741 | 181 | 6/16 | 8/106 | 26.19 | 4.00 | 39.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2016-2022 | 27 | 25 | 153.4 | 9 | 957 | 29 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 33.00 | 6.22 | 31.7 | 0 | 0 |
Batting Format
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 55 | 84 | 14 | 834 | 47 | 11.91 | 1704 | 48.94 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 14 |
| ODI | 87 | 35 | 15 | 315 | 31* | 15.75 | 381 | 82.67 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| T20I | 54 | 21 | 14 | 147 | 22 | 21.00 | 134 | 109.70 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
vs Team
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
| Afghanistan | 2016-2019 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 2014-2021 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 180 | 29 | 16.36 | 276 | 65.21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 2015-2022 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 23* | 13.00 | 55 | 94.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| England | 2016-2022 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 270 | 36 | 12.27 | 484 | 55.78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 4 |
| India | 2015-2022 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 277 | 31* | 12.04 | 576 | 48.09 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 4 |
| Ireland | 2016-2021 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19* | 35.00 | 21 | 166.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2022-2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | - | 8 | 112.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2015-2022 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 144 | 47 | 18.00 | 212 | 67.92 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 2017-2022 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 117 | 26 | 10.63 | 208 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 2016-2021 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 103 | 22 | 7.92 | 248 | 41.53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| West Indies | 2015-2021 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 40 | 36.00 | 130 | 83.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2017-2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home vs Away
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
| Home | 2015-2022 | 83 | 60 | 14 | 524 | 32* | 11.39 | 1070 | 48.97 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 62 | 10 |
| Away | 2014-2022 | 86 | 69 | 22 | 634 | 47 | 13.48 | 994 | 63.78 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 13 |
| Neutral | 2016-2022 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 138 | 31* | 34.50 | 155 | 89.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Kagiso Rabada’s IPL Career
His IPL career in Rabada kicked off in 2017 when Daredevils bought him for $50 million to play in the 2017 Indian Premier League . Kagiso Rabada played six matches this season and displayed his bowling talent by taking 6 wickets.
In 2018, Rabada was again bought by Delhi Capitals but sadly missed the whole season due to a back injury. Delhi Capitals retained this speedster for the 2019 season, and he bagged 25 wickets in the tournament, helping his team cruise through to the semi-finals.
Rabada’s IPL journey with Delhi Capitals is crucial for his team as he leads their bowling attack. He played for Delhi Capitals till 2021 and picked up 70 wickets while playing for them.
In 2022, Punjab Kings bagged him for 9.25 crores INR. However, he stepped up and scalped 23 wickets for them in 13 matches at an average of 17.65 and an economy rate of 8.46.
Kagiso Rabada’s IPL Stats
Bowling Stats
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
| 2022 | 13 | 288 | 406 | 23 | 4/33 | 17.65 | 8.46 | 12.52 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 336 | 456 | 15 | 3/36 | 30.40 | 8.14 | 22.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 394 | 548 | 30 | 4/24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 282 | 368 | 25 | 4/21 | 14.72 | 7.82 | 11.28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 128 | 188 | 6 | 2/20 | 31.33 | 8.81 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL Career | 63 | 1428 | 1966 | 99 | 4/21 | 19.86 | 8.26 | 14.42 | 6 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding Stats
| Year | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 9.60 | 43 | 111.63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 9* | 13.00 | 6 | 216.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 4 | 56 | 15* | 14.00 | 49 | 114.28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4.66 | 15 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 44 | 18.33 | 64 | 85.93 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL Career | 63 | 10 | 186 | 44 | 11.63 | 177 | 105.08 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
Kagiso Rabada Records, Awards & Achievements
- He has the 5th best career strike rate (40.2) in Test Cricket format.
- He is the 7th fastest player to take 250 wickets in the Test Cricket format. He made this record in 53 matches.
- With a bowling figure of 8.0-3-16-6, Rabada is the 9th best bowler in the 6-wicket analyses of Outstanding bowling analyses in an innings in One-Day Internationals.
- He has the best bowling figure in an innings (8.0-3-16-6) on ODI debut.
Awards & Achievements
- Cricketer of the year: 2016, 2018
- Test cricketer of the year: 2016, 2018
- ODI cricketer of the year: 2016, 2018
- Players' player of the year: 2016, 2018
- Fans' player of the year: 2016, 2018
- Delivery of the year: 2016, 2018
Kagiso Rabada FAQ
What is the current age of Kagiso Rabada?
The South African right-arm fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was born on 25 May, 1995 and is currently 27 years old.
What is the height of Kagiso Rabada?
Kagiso Rabada is 6.2 ft tall. The table below will help you understand his height in various metric units.
| In ft | In cm | In m | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 6.23 ft | 190 | 1.9 |
Is Kagiso Rabada the best bowler?
Kagiso Rabada is one of the best bowlers from South Africa. He has scalped 448 wickets in the International format in just 238 matches till date. Moreover, his records and awards also speak volumes about him as a bowler.
Why is Kagiso Rabada banned from ICC?
Kagiso Rabada was banned from ICC for the final Test against England in January 2020, following his aggressive celebration of Joe Root's dismissal on the first day of the third Test between the two teams.
What is KG Rabada net worth?
As of 2022, Kagiso Rabada’s net worth is $5-6 million. His major sources of income are his salary from the CSA, brand endorsements, and a contract with the Indian T20 Premier League .
How much does Kagiso Rabada earn?
Kagiso Rabada’s monthly income is approximately INR 1 crore. The 27-year-old South African pacer received a retainer fee of INR 2 crore from the South Africa Cricket Board for the 2022 season.
Moreover, his per-match fee is 3,60,000 INR for every Test match, 96,000 INR for every ODI and 64,000 for every T20I. These earnings do not include his IPL contract money.