New Delhi.The Boxing Day Test against South Africa at Centurion saw the Indian team (India vs South Africa) struggling against Kagiso Rabada’s lethal bowling. Fast bowler Rabada (Kagiso Rabada) has taken 5 wickets out of the seven taken by the Indian team so far. His strike rate (average number of balls bowled per wicket) is the best among bowlers who have taken more than 200 wickets in Tests. Cricket. Even the best bowlers like Dale Steyn and Waqar Younis are behind Rabada.
Playing his 61st Test, Rabada has so far taken 285 wickets (stats up to Shardul Thakur’s wicket) and has a strike rate of 39.30. This means that he has taken a wicket every 39.41 balls on an average. This strike rate is the best among bowlers who have taken 200 or more wickets in the oldest format of cricket. Dale Steyn, one of South Africa’s greatest bowlers of all time, and Waqar Younis, one of Pakistan’s greatest bowlers, are also 28 years old. -Old in terms of strike rate. Rabada is behind. Steyn’s strike rate in Test cricket is 42.38 while Waqar’s is 43.49.
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Kagiso Rabada is already in the list of Test cricket’s all-time greats. pic.twitter.com/sUdEEBj8C4
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 26, 2023
Playing the 61st Test of his career, Rabada has also represented the Australian team in 101 ODIs and 56 T20Is. He has 157 wickets in ODIs and 58 wickets in T20Is.
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Top-5 Bowlers with Best Strike Rate in Test Cricket
1. George Lohmann (England): 18 Tests, 112 wickets, strike rate 34.19
2. D Oliver (South Africa): 15 Tests, 59 wickets, strike rate 35.38
3. John Ferris (Australia): 9 Tests, 61 wickets, strike rate 37.73
4. Shane Bond (New Zealand): 18 Tests, 87 wickets, strike rate 38.75
5. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa): 61* Tests, 285 wickets, strike rate 39.30
(Note: Rabada ranks first in terms of strike rate among bowlers who have taken 200 or more wickets in Tests.)
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First published: December 26, 2023, 18:53 IST