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[ad_1] Kagiso Rabada for South Africa (PC: X) Long before Kagiso Rabada had even played for South Africa, Makhaya Ntini retired with more than 650 international wickets to his name – 390 of them in Tests. Why, then, is Rabada reaching 300 in Dhaka against Bangladesh considered such a significant milestone? Is it just his stellar, matchless, numbers, or are there deeper, underlying social reasons? The figures alone are eye-popping. It took Rabada just 11,817 balls to get to the landmark. Waqar Younis, the next-quickest, needed 12,602. His strike-rate of 39.2 is comfortably the best of anyone in the 300-club, clear of titans like Malcolm Marshall, Waqar and his own countrymen – Dale Steyn and Allan Donald. There is always a tendency to run down present-day achievements by pinpointing the lack of quality of the opposition. After all, Rabada’s 300th came against Bangladesh, hardly contenders to win the World Test Championship. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see that Rabada has been exceptional against the very best. Of his 65 Tsts, as many as 36 have been against Australia, India and England. He has taken 170 of his wickets against them. Only in India, and that too on pitches tailor-made for spin, has he struggled, taking just nine wickets in six Tests. But to dwell too long on the numbers is to miss the significance of what Rabada has achieved. In his own way, he has been as much an agent of transformation as Siya Kolisi, the much-lauded captain who lifted back-to-back World Cups with Rugby Union’s Springboks. Ntini was a pioneer but was never viewed as the main man. In the early part of his career, Donald and Shaun Pollock carried the bowling standard. By the time he finished up, Steyn and Morne Morkel were the chosen pair. Ntini’s boundless positivity kept him going nearly a decade-and-a-half, but he could never forget how he was shunned as a ‘quota player’ on his bad days. “That environment was just bad,” said Lungile ‘Loots’ Bosman, in an interview with ESPN Cricinfo a few years ago. “You could just see those guys don’t want us [players of colour] to play there. They couldn’t hide it. It was painful to be there. There was no chance we were going to win the World Cup in that environment.” Bosman played for South Africa nearly five years, and spent much of that period feeling excluded from the larger group. According to Gordon Templeton, South Africa’s media manager during the 2007 World Cup, Rabada’s journey has been no less arduous. Kagiso Rabada vs SL (PC: X) “Let’s not forget that was major resistance to him being promoted from the Under-19 level,” said Templeton, who also served as chairman of the historic Soweto Cricket Club between 2011 and 2013. “That came from the oppressors, who argued that Kagiso still needed to spend more time in franchise cricket. And yet, two years after his debut, he was the No.1-ranked Test bowler in the world.” Unlike Ntini, Rabada is clearly first among equals. The support cast around him has changed frequently, but he is the unquestioned leader of the pack. And that matters. “Kids of colour in this country can now relate to somebody that is closer to their age, someone whose career many of them have grown up with, and who has the same pigmentation as they do,” said Templeton. “He is a true role model in his lifestyle and everything else he does. In his chosen career, he’s performing way above all others.” After a rough patch either side of the Covid-19 hiatus, Rabada has been back to his lethal self in the red-ball format. But so dramatically has the cricket landscape changed that he may never get to 500. In the first four full years of his career, Rabada played 38 Tests. In nearly half a decade since – admittedly including the Covid break – he has just 24 caps. South Africa, like many other cricket boards without deep pockets, increasingly prioritise the white-ball formats when drawing up their itineraries. For now, though, we should just enjoy that fluid, athletic run-up and the menace and skill that’s unleashed as he runs through the crease.

“That he has got 300 Test wickets in such a short space of time reminds our youngsters what is possible,” said Templeton. “Yes, it’s going to be a struggle. The oppressors are not necessarily Caucasian. They’re often our own black brothers and sisters.  “It’s a milestone second to none. It creates belief and is inspiring for any aspiring cricketer. Kagiso is living proof of that, despite all challenges, anything can be achieved.” For More Sports Related Content Click Here The post Record-breaking Rabada at the forefront of South African cricket’s transformation appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Kagiso Rabada for South Africa (PC: X) Long before Kagiso Rabada had even played for South Africa, Makhaya Ntini retired with more than 650 international wickets to his name – 390 of them in Tests. Why, then, is Rabada reaching 300 in Dhaka against Bangladesh considered such a significant milestone? Is it just his stellar, matchless, numbers, or are there deeper, underlying social reasons? The figures alone are eye-popping. It took Rabada just 11,817 balls to get to the landmark. Waqar Younis, the next-quickest, needed 12,602. His strike-rate of 39.2 is comfortably the best of anyone in the 300-club, clear of titans like Malcolm Marshall, Waqar and his own countrymen – Dale Steyn and Allan Donald. There is always a tendency to run down present-day achievements by pinpointing the lack of quality of the opposition. After all, Rabada’s 300th came against Bangladesh, hardly contenders to win the World Test Championship. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see that Rabada has been exceptional against the very best. Of his 65 Tsts, as many as 36 have been against Australia, India and England. He has taken 170 of his wickets against them. Only in India, and that too on pitches tailor-made for spin, has he struggled, taking just nine wickets in six Tests. But to dwell too long on the numbers is to miss the significance of what Rabada has achieved. In his own way, he has been as much an agent of transformation as Siya Kolisi, the much-lauded captain who lifted back-to-back World Cups with Rugby Union’s Springboks. Ntini was a pioneer but was never viewed as the main man. In the early part of his career, Donald and Shaun Pollock carried the bowling standard. By the time he finished up, Steyn and Morne Morkel were the chosen pair. Ntini’s boundless positivity kept him going nearly a decade-and-a-half, but he could never forget how he was shunned as a ‘quota player’ on his bad days. “That environment was just bad,” said Lungile ‘Loots’ Bosman, in an interview with ESPN Cricinfo a few years ago. “You could just see those guys don’t want us [players of colour] to play there. They couldn’t hide it. It was painful to be there. There was no chance we were going to win the World Cup in that environment.” Bosman played for South Africa nearly five years, and spent much of that period feeling excluded from the larger group. According to Gordon Templeton, South Africa’s media manager during the 2007 World Cup, Rabada’s journey has been no less arduous. Kagiso Rabada vs SL (PC: X) “Let’s not forget that was major resistance to him being promoted from the Under-19 level,” said Templeton, who also served as chairman of the historic Soweto Cricket Club between 2011 and 2013. “That came from the oppressors, who argued that Kagiso still needed to spend more time in franchise cricket. And yet, two years after his debut, he was the No.1-ranked Test bowler in the world.” Unlike Ntini, Rabada is clearly first among equals. The support cast around him has changed frequently, but he is the unquestioned leader of the pack. And that matters. “Kids of colour in this country can now relate to somebody that is closer to their age, someone whose career many of them have grown up with, and who has the same pigmentation as they do,” said Templeton. “He is a true role model in his lifestyle and everything else he does. In his chosen career, he’s performing way above all others.” After a rough patch either side of the Covid-19 hiatus, Rabada has been back to his lethal self in the red-ball format. But so dramatically has the cricket landscape changed that he may never get to 500. In the first four full years of his career, Rabada played 38 Tests. In nearly half a decade since – admittedly including the Covid break – he has just 24 caps. South Africa, like many other cricket boards without deep pockets, increasingly prioritise the white-ball formats when drawing up their itineraries. For now, though, we should just enjoy that fluid, athletic run-up and the menace and skill that’s unleashed as he runs through the crease.

“That he has got 300 Test wickets in such a short space of time reminds our youngsters what is possible,” said Templeton. “Yes, it’s going to be a struggle. The oppressors are not necessarily Caucasian. They’re often our own black brothers and sisters.  “It’s a milestone second to none. It creates belief and is inspiring for any aspiring cricketer. Kagiso is living proof of that, despite all challenges, anything can be achieved.” For More Sports Related Content Click Here The post Record-breaking Rabada at the forefront of South African cricket’s transformation appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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Dale Steyn: A South African cricketer like no other

Dale Steyn: A South African cricketer like no other

Not always did South Africa need Steyn to contribute with the bat, but in December 2008, it did and Steyn responded with his best Test score, making a career-best 76 and putting on 180 runs for the tenth wicket with JP Duminy, which eventually helped his side win the match by nine wickets. Photo: GETTY IMAGES Doonited Affiliated: Syndicate News Hunt Source link

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The world's most dangerous bowler suddenly retired, fans were disappointed

The world’s most dangerous bowler suddenly retired, fans were disappointed

Dale Steyn, the world’s best bowler, suddenly told the news of his retirement to the world. South African bowler Steyn has 699 wickets in international cricket. . Source link

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South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn announced himself unavailable for IPL 2021

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn announced himself unavailable for IPL 2021

      South Africa quick bowler Dale Steyn has introduced that he is not going to be taking part in within the 2021 edition of the IPL, by means of a tweet that mentioned he was making himself “unavailable” for his present franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore this year. Steyn indicated that he was taking a while off throughout that interval, and in a follow-up, the tweet said that he would…

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Dale Steyn Retires From Test Cricket

साउथ अफ्रीका के तेज गेंदबाज डेल स्टेन ने लिया टेस्ट क्रिकेट से संन्यास

Dale Steyn Retirement – साउथ अफ्रीका के तेज गेंदबाज डेल स्टेन ने टेस्ट क्रिकेट से संन्यास की आधिकारिक घोषणा कर दी है। डेल स्टेन ने अपनी धारदार गेंदबाज की दम पर अपनी टीम को कई मैचों में जीत दिलाई है। डेल स्टेन (Dale Steyn Retirement) ने अपने संन्यास की घोषणा कल यानी की सोमवार 5 अगस्त 2019 को की है। इतना ही नहीं डेल स्टेन ने साउथ अफ्रीका की ओर से सबसे अधिक विकेट लिए है। डेल स्टेन (Dale Steyn Retirement) की आयु 36 वर्ष की है। लेकिन आज भी वह उसी तेजी से अपनी गेंद डाल सकते है। जितना की पहले डाला करते थे। डेल स्टेन ने अपनी संन्यास की घोषणा करने के साथ ही यह कहा है की आज मैं क्रिकेट से उस प्रारूप को हमेशा के लिए अलविदा कहे रहा हूँ। जिसनें मुझे क्रिकेट में पहचान दिलाई है। इतना ही नहीं उन्होंने यह भी कहा है की मैं क्रिकेट के इस प्रारूप को सबसे अधिक पसंद करता हूँ। क्या आपको पता है की साउथ अफ्रीका के इस बल्लेबाज ने अपने टेस्ट क्रिकेट की शुरुआत कब थी। तो हम आपको बताना चाहते है की डेल स्टेन ने वर्ष 2004 में इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ पोर्ट एलिजाबेथ क्रिकेट ग्र��उंड पर की थी। जबकि डेल स्टेन (Dale Steyn Retirement) ने अपनी टेस्ट करियर का अंतिम मैच इस ही वर्ष फरवरी में श्रीलंका के खिलाफ साउथ अफ्रीका के पोर्ट एलिजाबेथ क्रिकेट ग्राउंड पर खेला था।

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South African fast bowler Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket

साउथ अफ्रीका के डेल स्टेन ने टेस्ट से लिया संन्यास

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स्टेन ने 93 टेस्ट में 439 विकेट हासिल किए

स्टेन ने अपना आखिरी टेस्ट मैच इस साल फरवरी में श्रीलंका के खिलाफ खेला

साउथ अफ्रीका के तेज गेंदबाज डेल स्टेन ने टेस्ट क्रिकेट से संन्यास लेने की घोषणा कर दी है। हालांकि, वह वनडे और टी-20 क्रिकेट खेलते रहेंगे। इस बात की जानकारी क्रिकेट साउथ अफ्रीका (CSA) ने सोमवार को एक बयान जारी कर दी है। CSA ने बताया कि स्टेन का 2019-20 सीजन का अनुबंध कायम रहेगा और वह वनडे तथा टी-20 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मैचों के लिए उपलब्ध रहेंगे।

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The G.O.A.T retires

Thank you for everything legend

We will miss you😭🥺🥺

The best of the best😀

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Dale Steyn wearing Morné Morkel's shirt is the cutest thing

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Dale Steyn Retired From All Forms Of Cricket

Dale Steyn Retired From All Forms Of Cricket

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn retired from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, 31st August. The 38 years old took Twitter to announce his retirement- “I am officially retire from the game I love the most. Bittersweet but grateful”.  https://twitter.com/DaleSteyn62/status/1432646209873891328 At the age of 21, young Steyn made his test debut for South Africa. At that time, the soul only had a…

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The Cricket Fam Review of the Year 2019: The ‘STOP RETIRING’ Award

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Dale Steyn & Marcus Trescothick (23.1%)

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संन्यास के फैसले के बाद बोले डेल स्टेन...हार जाएंगे विराट कोहली!

संन्यास के फैसले के बाद बोले डेल स्टेन…हार जाएंगे विराट कोहली!

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Dale Steyn’s retired from Test cricket, shame, quite looking forward to the lads facing him in the winter

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Dale Steyn Reveals India Star Bowler's 'Secret' Goal

Dale Steyn Reveals India Star Bowler’s ‘Secret’ Goal

The T20 World Cup is just a few months away and the teams across the globe have begun their preparations to build a squad to challenge for the title. India, who exited the competition in the group stage itself last time around, will be among the top contenders for the title having last won it in 2007. Also Read: ‘I Slowly Started to Detach Myself’ – Mithali Raj on Retirement With that goal in…

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“You might even see a better Virat Kohli now.” Former Legendary South African bowler on Kohli after his retirement.

“You might even see a better Virat Kohli now.” Former Legendary South African bowler on Kohli after his retirement.

Former South African legend, Dale Steyn said recently that Virat will gain his form back and he’ll be better than previous Virat as he wouldn’t have to handle all the pressure of captaincy and leading the team which he had done absolutely good in his career as a captain. Image Courtesy: News ncr Virat Kohli announced his retirement from limited formats of the game after T20WorldCup 2021. He has…