South Africa picked an experienced 15-man squad for next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan with 10 players having competed at the last World Cup in India in late 2023.
The South African bowler said he never thought of achieving such milestones when he started playing and admitted the journey to 200 Test wickets hasn't been an easy ride for him.
Kagiso Rabada picked up 25 wickets in 12 games in last year's IPL.
Kagiso Rabada is a huge figure in the South African seam attack and his loss for the opening Test against England would be a massive blow as he battles back from an ankle problem.
Mohammed Siraj lit up the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium, his domestic home ground, with a sensational spell of 4/17.
South Africa still need 211 runs on Thursday, the last day of the match, to win the first Test against India, with six wickets in hand.
South Africa crushed England by seven wickets in their final group match to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy.
South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs to secure a 2-0 series sweep after enforcing the follow on and dismissing the hosts for 143 on day three of the second Test
Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj welcomed the BCCI's decision to lift the ban on using saliva to shine the ball ahead of IPL 2025, saying it will aid "reverse swing" even in unfriendly conditions.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between South Africa and India, in Cape Town, on Tuesday.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan believes India has a strong chance to win the Champions Trophy despite the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to see bowlers playing a crucial role in the success of teams.
Arvinder and the franchise feel satisfied with the troops assembled before the tournament, just like in 2022.
Bangladesh collapsed to 34 for five as the home seamers got exaggerated bounce out of the surface and caught the edge with regularity.
As the battle for semi-final berths intensifies in Group B, top-ranked South Africa will aim to assert their dominance and secure a spot in the final four when they face a struggling England in a high-stakes Champions Trophy clash in Karachi on Saturday.
Rabada was handed a one-match ban by the International Cricket Council
'Sometimes KG needs a rocket. You could then almost sense the intensity and focus... he was in the zone.'
India's Abhishek Sharma has surged to the second spot in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for batters after a stunning 135-run innings in the fifth and final T20I against England.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, is the other Indian giving Bumrah company in the top-10, having climbed a spot to be joint-ninth.
Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan next week.
Kagiso Rabada has been banned from the series-deciding final Test for his celebration after getting England captain Joe Root out on the first day of the ongoing third Test in Port Elizabeth.
For South Africa, Rabada performs optimally when his fires are stoked.
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Joburg Super Kings beat MI Cape Town by six runs via the Duckworth Lewis and Stern method in a rain-affected SA20 clash in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The tourists went to the close on 213 for one in their second innings, but still trail South Africa by 208 runs after they were forced to follow-on having been bowled out for 194 earlier in the day.
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada called upon sportspersons to fight for the right causes without 'shoving their opinion down anyone's throat.
South African pace duo Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje joined the Delhi Capitals squad in Mumbai on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League, starting on April 9.
Rabada is set to enter another bio-secure bubble against visiting England in a white-ball series starting on Friday.
Middle order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz led a Bangladesh fight back with an unbeaten 87 on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday to turn a precarious position into a tight contest.
Hyderbad went from 101/2 to 116 all out.
Rabada broke through Hasan Ali's defense to get to the milestone, making him the third fastest after former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis (7,730) and compatriot Dale Steyn (7,848) in terms of balls bowled.
South Africa declared their first innings at a daunting 575-6 thanks to Tony de Zorzi's 177 and Wiaan Mulder's unbeaten 105, before the tourists reduced Bangladesh to 38-4 on day two
Bumrah leads a competitive field, including South African speedster Kagiso Rabada (856) and Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood (851).
Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy from Group B.
Rabada, 26, already has 226 Test wickets in his kitty and is spearheading the Proteas pace attack
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Overall, in 25 matches Maharaj has picked up 59 wickets, averaging 17.76 with a bowling strike rate of 35.5.
Tahir, at 40, also became the oldest player to win the cap.
Spin great Ravichandran Ashwin says New Zealand, despite the absence of the long-serving pace duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who have quit playing the 50-over format, will pose a challenge to India.
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