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Known for his thunderbolts with an average speed of 145 kph, Kagiso Rabada grabbed eyeballs for his pinpoint yorker against the deadly MS Dhoni in an ODI game at the Green Park in Kanpur back in 2015. Over the years, Rabada has become the leader of the Proteas bowling attack. Picking up the Lions on the back of strong performances in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2014, the speedster took a record 14 wickets in a match against the Dolphins, which is the best figure in domestic cricket in South Africa. Kagiso Rabada IPL Career Kagiso Rabada caught the eyes of multiple franchises before the start of the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Eventually, the Delhi Capitals bought the youngster for a whopping INR 5 Crore. After being injury-ridden in the 2018 IPL, Rabada returned and set the IPL alight in 2019. The whole world got a glimpse of Kagiso Rabada in IPL 2020 when he won the purple cap ahead of Jasprit Bumrah by rattling 30 wickets in just 17 games, which led the Delhi Capitals to their first finals in 13 seasons. In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Kagiso Rabada was acquired by Punjab Kings for INR 9.25 crore. In April 2023, he reached a significant milestone by claiming his 100th IPL wicket in just his 64th match, making him the fastest bowler in IPL history to achieve this feat. In the 2025 IPL auction, Kagiso Rabada was picked by the Gujarat Titans, adding firepower to their pace attack. The Proteas seamer has been a part of the franchise since then. Kagiso Rabada Test Career On the Test front, Kagiso Rabada became the top-ranked Test bowler in the world after picking up five wickets against India on January 5, 2018, during the first Test of India’s tour of South Africa, displacing the legendary James Anderson. Later that summer, playing against Sri Lanka, Rabada surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the youngest bowler to take 150 Test wickets. By the end of 2018, he had the most dismissals by any bowler (52) in that year. He rea
