A genuine pace bowler with a tall lanky figure makes Rabada one of the best bowlers going around in the world today. In 2015, he became the second player in ODI history to claim a hattrick on debut finishing with figures of 6/16. He continued the rich form in Tests and has shown that he posseses the required skill and stamina for the longer version of the game. In the absence of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, Rabada has emerged as the leader of the Proteas attack and will have a lot riding on his shoulders when South Africa visit the English isles in search of that elusive trophy in 2019.
Read MoreRabada said that his parents, as young Black Africans, had their share of struggles while they tried to settle down in their professional lives but ensured that he got the best of everything.
Prithvi Shaw slammed a 55-ball 99 while Kagiso Rabada kept his nerve in as Super Over to help Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kagiso Rabada bowled six yorkers in the Super Over during the Super Over against KKR on Saturday to take DC home by three runs in the nail-bitter.
Shreyas Iyer said that Kagiso Rabada decided to bowl yorkers throughout the 'super over' and it takes special talent to do that in such a pressure situation.
Ashwin on Monday left everybody stunned after he dismissed Butler using 'mankad' tactic with the Kings XI Punjab captain drawing a lot of flak.
The victory at SuperSport Park was set up by half-centuries from opener Reeza Hendricks (65 off 46 balls) and Rassie van der Dussen (64 off 44).
Rabada re-united with his Delhi Capitals' teammates on Friday as they prepare to take on the Mumbai Indians in their first match of the IPL at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
The result wasn't on the cards after South Africa lost their last six wickets for 21 runs to fall to a mediocre total of 251 all out batting first.
Chasing an unlikely 304, Sri Lanka was 226-9 and looked out of it at Kingsmead with the 10th wicket an apparent formality.
The end came quickly for Pakistan on the fourth day at the Wanderers as the tourists crashed from 153-3 overnight to 273 all out and well short of the victory target of 381.
Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada took four wickets apiece as Pakistan folded for 294 in their second innings at Newlands, Cape Town.
Kohli overtook Steven Smith in August and has now held the top position for 135 days.
But it was three rapid strikes by his fellow pace bowler Kagiso Rabada that turned the second day on its head in the final session.
Steyn made a successful return from injury, coming through two of the three games in the series after having been out of action in ODIs for two years.
Du Plessis' comments came after Sri Lanka thrashed South Africa 2-0 in the recently-concluded two-match series, where the fast bowler could only manage to add two wickets in his tally.
South Africa are slated to play two-match Test series, five-match ODI series and one-off T20I against Sri Lanka, beginning July 12 at the Galle International Stadium.
Plunkett has a fair share of experience in the shortest format of the game as he has played 119 T20 matches where he has collected 110 wickets.
Kagiso Rabada, who has been phenomenal this year and looked to be in his career-best form after his dominant performances against India and South Africa, has been ruled out for three months.
The issue was first highlighted when Australia opening batsman David Warner was confronted by a fan and apparently verbally abused as he left the field after being dismissed.
Rabada shared the limelight in South Africa's bowling effort with Morne Morkel, the retiring fast bowler who took his 300th Test wicket on the way to 4/87.
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