Precocious Rabada is Proteas' World Cup weapon eNCA
South Africa's Kagiso Rabada prepars to bowl during the second test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Saint George's Park stadium in Port Elizabeth.JOHANNESBURG - In a World Cup expected to be dominated by batsmen, South Africa hope to buck the trend with a bowling attack led by the precociously talented Kagiso Rabada.
As a standard-bearer for a multiracial South African team, Rabada does not fit easily into the stereotypical narrative of black players emerging from underprivileged backgrounds to make an impact. He was sent to one of the country's most expensive and exclusive schools, St Stithians College, a leading cricket nursery."I saw that my parents worked quite hard and then achieved a lot, so I didn't feel like at any time I struggled," Rabada said in an early interview.Rugby was his first sporting love but it was soon obvious he had cricketing ability as a swashbuckling left-handed batsman and raw fast bowler.
On the field, though, he has incurred disciplinary action from match referees on four occasions in the past two years.
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