Kagiso Rabada became the third-fastest South African to pick 200 Test wickets.
The Johannesburg-born pacer Kagiso Rabada joined an elite list of South African bowlers to have breached the 200-wickets mark in the longest format of the game. Not only did he get into the list, he did it in third-quickest time.
Rabada got to the mark after dismissing Hasan Ali in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi. He is just 25 years of age at the moment and hardly has an major injury concern. With plenty of cricket left in him, he can surely take a giant leap by the time his international career comes to a close.
Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer, like many other fans and former cricketers around the world, was amazed by Rabada's feat. He wrote an appreciative tweet for the Proteas pacer with a picture that states that he has the best strike rate among bowlers with 200 or more Test wickets.
While his bowling strike rate is 40.8, his former national teammate Dale Steyn is next best 439 wickets at 42.3 balls per wicket.
Jaffer wrote in his tweet, "Congratulations @KagisoRabada25 on 200 test wickets. That too with the best strike rate among some legends of the game. That's some achievement. And he's just 25! Scary to think what he can achieve! #PAKvsSA PS: Boom v KG will be the battle of this decade! Pc: @ESPNcricinfo"
Congratulations @KagisoRabada25 on 200 test wickets. That too with the best strike rate among some legends of the game. That's some achievement. And he's just 25! Scary to think what he can achieve! #PAKvsSA
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 28, 2021
PS: Boom v KG will be the battle of this decade!
Pc: @ESPNcricinfo pic.twitter.com/tTvx8u0kSy