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.
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South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was handed a one-match ban for his celebration after dismissing Joe Root during the third Test.
The charge relates to Rabada's actions following the dismissal of Joe Root. After the day's play, Rabada admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Andy Pycroft and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
The two superstars in world cricket missed out on The Hundred Draft, while Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was the first player to be picked.
The 23-year-old South African fast bowler has seen poverty closely but it has never been able to impede his rapid strides in international cricketer as he hopes to build on his four Tests and 22 ODIs.
India's top-order fired in unison to bury South Africa under a mountain of runs in both the Tests, where they amassed 500 and 600 in the first innings in Visakhapatnam and Pune.
Rabada was the only Proteas bowler, who made some kind of impact with figures of 3 for 48 in India's 273 for 3 on the first day of the second Test.
Rabada did say a few words to Pujara after dismissing him for 58, perhaps letting a bit of his frustration out as he was unlucky not to get him out on zero due to a dropped catch.
The 28-year-old's rich vein of form continued as he looked in complete command for his 108 off 195 balls, having made a sublime 215 in the series opener in Visakhapatnam last week.
In the high-voltage series, clashes between the top players are the most common things and in India vs South Africa, we might see a lot of them. Here are the key battles to look forward to during the three-match Test series between the two teams.
India and South Africa will lock horns in a three-match T20I series starting Sunday at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
Despite the lack of experience, pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada said there is a belief that South Africa can win against a formidable Indian side.
Kagiso Rabada was all praise for speedster Jasprit Bumrah as South Africa prepares to take on India in the three-match T20I and Test series.
South Africa had won the T20 ad ODI series but lost the Tests during their last tour of India.
The South African captain admitted that it was important to keep the three-format players fresh ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
Hashim Amla has termed Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada as the two best bowlers in the world among the current crop.
Rabada, in a recent interview to a cricket website, had recalled an incident during an IPL game when he felt that Kohli lacked maturity.
South African speedster Kagiso Rabada has initiated the war of words ahead of the game against India, calling Virat Kohli 'immature'.
The South African side is not counted among the favourites for the World Cup, but it has all the qualities to shed the infamous "choker" tag.
While it is obvious that batsmen will find it relatively easy to score runs, the fielding captains will be looking at their strike bowlers to bring in new variety to outsmart the batsmen.
The South African pacers suffered from injuries during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League.
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