South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is amo🍷ngst the best pacers currently, along with the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah.
Moreover, Rabada is also renowned for his a🎉ntics on the field as well as his aggressive send-offs to the batsmen.
It started with the unplayable yorker bowled to Ben Stokes during a Test match in England in 20🅺17. Rabada was loud to use a curse word in the jubilation of scalping the wicket of Stokes.
However, it escalated with the ‘Shoulder-gate’ during the Port Elizabeth Test match between Australia and South Africa, i𝔍n the infamous 2018 series.
The Jo𓆏hannesburg-born, in aggression, came in contact with Steve Smith during his extended run-up, using his shoulder. Also, he screamed at David Warner post dismissal.
After dodging an eminent ban, Rabada was allowed to feature in the remainꦰder of the series, albeit, accumulatinꦍg demerit points.
During the England tour o💦f South Africa in 2019-20, Rabada was eventually suspended after collecting a fourth demerit point in a 24-month period for an exaggerated celebration.
The Protea ace bowler came too close to England captain Joe Root on that occasion. As a result෴, he had to miss the series-deciding Test ma💞tch earlier this year.
In a recent interview, Rabada has🐟 shrugged off all misconceptions regarding🐼 him being short-tempered.
“Lot of people feel like I have a short temper. I don’t think so. It’s just pa🎉ssion. Also if you look at sledging, it’s part of the game. That’s what every fast bowler does,” Rabada told Delhi Capitals (DC) during an Instagram Live chat session.
“There’s no fast bowler who is going to be nice to a batter. It’s not like you being personal and telling people about their family or whatever,” aꦡไdded the 25-year old.
Given the amount of effort bowl🌳ers put in to obtain their wickets, Rabaꦓda felt that it is only natural for bowlers to display passion.
“You celebrate the wicket, and after the gameಞ, you are going to shake the guy’s hand and respect the craft. Most of the time, I’m not really aggressive on the field. But that’s just international cricket. Every player wants to be the best. That’s just the drive coming out,” explained the 5th rank bowler🐠 in the world, in both Tests and ODIs.
“Sometimes, emotion can ignite you. And 🦋that’s when I feel like I’m the most dangerous because that’s when I let everything loose and stop thinking and everything becomes automatic. That’s for me when I b💮owl my best is when I’m not thinking,” concluded Rabada.
