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Kagiso Rabada

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Height

in centimeters- 190 cm in meters- 1.90 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 3”

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Age

30

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Nation

South African

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 25 May 1995 (Thursday)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: South African
Hometown: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Unmarried
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Children: Daughter- N/A Son- N/A

Education

Schools: Not Known
Colleges: St. Stithians Boys College, Johannesburg
Education: Not Known

Lifestyle

Religion: Christianity

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Kagiso Rabada

  • Does Kagiso Rabada smoke: Not Known
  • Does Kagiso Rabada drink alcohol: Yes
  • Rabada went to St. Stithians Boys College, the same school as New Zealand’s Grant Elliot and England’s Michael Lumb. He graduated from school in 2013.
  • Rabada’s father is a brain surgeon by profession and a philanthropist at heart. Young Rabada would often accompany his kind father to various impoverished black neighborhoods in Johannesburg for the purpose of gifting shoes and clothes to kids.
  • His first impact as an effective fast bowler came to light at the ICC U-19 cricket World Cup. In a match against the Kangaroos, Rabada garnered exceptional figures of 6/25, the best bowling performance in the tournament.
  • Rabada recorded the best-ever figures (6/16) by any bowler on his ODI debut. He and Fidel Edwards are the only bowlers in the world to have taken a six-wicket haul in their first ODI.
  • This debut became even more special for Rabada because of a Hat-trick. He bowled Tamim Iqbal in the third ball of his second over and then had Litton Das and Mahmudullah in the next two deliveries to complete the set.
  • Rabada is the third South African to hold an ODI hat-trick. Bowler Charl Langeveldt and all-rounder JP Duminy are the only other players to hold this accolade. Additonally, Rabada became the second bowler to pull-off an ODI hat-trick on debut; first being, Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Taijul Islam. Interestingly, both these hat-tricks came at the same venue- Mirpur Cricket stadium.
  • Also, he is the second South African after the great Allan Donald to take a five-wicket haul on debut. Overall, he is the 11th player in the world to take 5 wickets or more on ODI debut.

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