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Proteas Fast Bowler Kagiso Rabada

SA’s Kagiso Rabada (22) replaced Imran Tahir at the top of the ODI Bowler rankings to become the youngest No 1 since Saqlain Mushtaq in 1998.

For those who don’t know, Rabada was part of the SA under 19 team that won the World Cup in 2014. After a few standout performances for his franchise the Lions, he was drafted into the the national team.

He will also be a key figure for the Proteas at the upcoming Champions Trophy in England.

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

He made his One Day International debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 10 July 2015,achieving best figures of 6/16 on debut. He also became only the second player, after Taijul Islam, to take a hat-trick on debut in an ODI match.

He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015

In the fourth Test of England’s 2015–16 tour of South Africa, he finished with figures of 13/144 helping his team win the game. In the process, he became the youngest South African to take a ten-wicket haul in a Test, and the figures were his team’s second best ever, after Makhaya Ntini’s 13/132.

Full name Kagiso Rabada

Born May 25, 1995, Johannesburg

Current age 22 years old

Major teams South Africa, Delhi Daredevils, Gauteng, Gauteng Under-19s, Lions, South Africa A, South Africa Colts XI, South Africa Under-19s, St Stithians College

Jody Hendricks with Kagiso Rabada

Jody Hendricks with Kagiso Rabada