Kagiso Rabada: South Africa’s star bowler and rising star in cricket

Kagiso Rabada, known as KG, is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-handed bat and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in 2015, taking a hat-trick on his debut in an ODI match. Rabada has taken a hat-trick in all three formats of cricket and has a fast bowling speed of 154.23 kmph. He has played for various teams in South Africa and has a salary of IPL 2023 of INR 9.25 Crore.

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FULL NAME
Kagiso Rabada
NICKNAME
KG
PLACE OF BIRTH
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
BORN
25 May 1995
HEIGHT
6 ft 3 in (190 cm)
EYE COLOUR
Black
JERSEY NO.
25
BATTING STYLE
Left Handed Bat
BOWLING STYLE
Right-arm fast
ROLE
Bowler
TEAM
South Africa
IPL
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
FATHER
Mpho Rabada
MOTHER
Florence Rabada
HOBBIES
Playing Piano, Listening to music, Playing FIFA on PlayStation
SCHOOL
St Stithians Boys College
KAGISO RABADA’S INSTAGRAM
@rabada_25
KAGISO RABADA’S FACEBOOK
@KagisoRabadaOfficial
KAGISO RABADA’S TWITTER
@KagisoRabada25
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STATS

Format Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s 200s
TEST 70 106 1030 2053 47 11.98 50.17 20 135 16 0 0 0
ODI 103 44 385 485 31 14.81 79.38 18 28 12 0 0 0
T20 65 24 156 141 22 17.33 110.64 15 14 5 0 0 0
IPL 80 31 206 193 44 12.12 106.74 14 16 8 0 0 0
Format TEST ODI T20 IPL
Matches 701036580
Innings 106442431
Runs 1030385156206
BF 2053485141193
HS 47312244
AVG 11.9814.8117.3312.12
SR 50.1779.38110.64106.74
Not Out 20181514
4s 135281416
6s 161258
50s 0000
100s 0000
200s 0000

MATCHES

Australia AUS
212 & 207
Result
138 & 282
South Africa won by 5 wkts June 11, 2025 10:30 am
South Africa RSA
South Africa RSA
313/2 (79)
Result
48/1 (11)
Match drawn June 3, 2025 11:00 am
Zimbabweans Zimbabweans
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FAQs about Kagiso Rabada

Why is Kagiso Rabada called KG?

His fans gave him the nickname KG due to his fantastic bowling.

Did Kagiso Rabada take a hattrick ?

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

Fastest ball bowled by Kagiso Rabada?

154.23 kmph

KAGISO RABADA SALARY

  • IPL 2023 – INR 9.25 Crore.

RECORDS

 At the 2014 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, Rabada became RSA’s best bowler with 14 wickets and an economy of 3.10.

• While playing for Highveld Lions in a Domestic match against Dolphins in February 2015, Rabada registered a record 14 wickets, which included a mammoth 9 wickets from 2nd innings.

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

TEAMS KAGISO RABADA PLAYED IN

South Africa, South Africa U19, South Africa A, Lions, Kent, Delhi Capitals, Joburg Giants, Jozi Stars, Manchester Originals, Punjab Kings, MI Cape Town

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF KAGISO RABADA

  • Test – November 05, 2015 vs India at Mohali
  • ODI – July 10, 2015 vs Bangladesh at Mirpur
  • T20I –November 05, 2014 vs Australia at Adelaide