Kagiso Rabada Crowns Wisden's Best Young Player in the World

The raw-paced youngster Kagiso Rabada has grown strength to strength in world cricket. He has become a revelation for South Africa in all formats of the game and sweeping all the records more often than not.

In the latest development of his career, he received the best young player in the world by Wisden. Recently, he became the youngest-ever bowler to top the MRF Tyres ICC Test bowler rankings.

Rabada is destined for big things – Allan Donald

Kagiso Rabada made rapid strides in Test cricket by registering top-class stuff against the Australians and Indians in the past. The fast bowler made life hard for the world-class batsmen with his raw pace coupled with swing and bounce.

Meanwhile, former South Africa great, Allan Donald showered words of praise on the 23-year old youngster.

He added the youngster would go to places with his enormous ability to deliver the goods.

“We all knew in South Africa that Kagiso Rabada was destined for big things. I knew it was going to come, but I didn’t know it was going to come this quickly. When Dale Steyn first broke through his consistency and the rate he was taking wickets at was quite frightening and the same is now happening with Kagiso. He’s just incredible, a machine really, and fantastic to watch,” Allan Donald told Wisden Cricket Monthly.

“Kagiso is well on his way to becoming South Africa’s all-time greatest fast bowler. Going at the rate he is it’s a case of when rather than if he becomes our country’s leading Test wicket-taker and it will be a proud moment for me seeing this young man do that, a magnificent achievement for him and an inspiration for all young black cricketers in South Africa.”

Kagiso Rabada, the youngest to scalp 150 Test wickets:

Recently, Rabada achieved a massive feat of becoming the youngest bowler to reach 150 Test wickets. He surpassed India veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh while reaching the landmark.

Currently, Kagiso Rabada is placed second on the ICC Test bowler rankings which James Anderson leads.

However, Rabada is one of the three Proteas’ players to find a place in the Top 10 rankings. The other two are Aiden Markram and Lungi Ngidi.