With over a decade in international cricket and over 500 International Wickets to his name,  Kagiso 'KG' Rabada is a household name. 

The right-arm fast bowler known for his pace, stern temperament at the crease, and fervour in taking wickets grew up in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa and honed his skills in the game whilst attending St. Stithians College, showing promise very early on.

He earned a spot in the U19 Proteas squad in 2014 in the UAE where South Africa beat Pakistan by seven wickets in a thrilling final and was the team's highest wicket taker in that tournament. After his debut in T20, he went on to debut in the ODI game against Bangladesh in 2015, becoming the only second player in history to take a hat trick on ODI debut. He finished the match with the best bowling figures for a debut, 6 for 16. He made his Test debut against India later that same year.

He shot to the top of the ICC ODI and Test Bowling Rankings by age 23 and became the youngest man to take 150 Test wickets.

In 2023, KG also established the KG Rabada Fast Bowling Academy, a programme close to his heart dedicated to identifying and nurturing the next generation of South African fast bowlers.

Whilst KG is now considered a stalwart of the Proteas' side and plays a pivotal role in guiding new talent joining the side, his talent shows no signs of slowing. In 2025 alone, he helped MI Cape Town claim the Betway SA20 title and was named in the SA20 Team of the Season, before playing a decisive role in South Africa's historic five-wicket victory over Australia at the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord's in June, taking nine wickets across the two innings — the most by any bowler in a WTC Final. Later that year, coming in at number 11 against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, he broke a 119-year-old record to become South Africa's highest-scoring No. 11 batter in Test history, blasting 71 off just 61 balls, proving he is not too shabby with the bat, either.



Among his many accolades, KG earned CSA Cricketer of the Year in 2016, the IPL's prestigious Purple Cap for most wickets in the tournament in 2021, CSA's Test Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023, was named in the ICC's Men's Test Team of the Year, and was the ICC's leading Test wicket taker in 2022. In 2025, his peers voted him CSA Men's Players' Player of the Year, a reflection not just of his performances but of the respect he commands throughout the game.

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ACCOLADES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• (2016) CSA Cricketer of the Year
• (2018) Named the best young player in the world by Wisden
• (2018) At the age of 23, became the youngest bowler to claim 150 wickets in Test match cricket
• (2021) IPL Purple Cap for most wickets in the tournament
• (2022) ICC's Men's Test Team of the Year
• (2022) CSA Test Player of the Year
• (2022) ICC's leading Test wicket taker
• (2023) CSA Test Player of the Year
• (2024/25) SA20 Champion with MI Cape Town
• (2025) Betway SA20 Team of the Season
• (2025) ICC World Test Championship Winner
• (2025) CSA Men's Players' Player of the Year, as voted by his peers
• One of only three bowlers in history to have reached 250 Test wickets averaging below 25 and striking at below 45
  

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