5 Most promising young fast bowlers in international cricket at the moment

5. Kagiso Rabada:

Kagiso Rabada The latest 21-year-old South African sensation rose up the ranks at a rapid pace to become South Africa’s most trusted weapon in all three formats. From picking a heap of wickets on debut to defending 9 runs of the last over against MS Dhoni, Rabada has been a sensational performer for South Africa. He will only continue to get better and pose more problems for the opposition in the coming years ahead.

Rabada has been South Africa’s best bowler in ODIs in the recent times and has ably been successful in Tests too, with the absence of Dale Steyn. He was actually picked ahead of Moṛne Morkel during the World T20 2016, which speaks volumes about the trust of selectors in this sensation. He has an average of the low 20s in all three formats and has an exemplary economy of 4.7 in ODIs even though he bowls at challenging times. His strike rate of 39 in Tests is one of the best in the world at the moment in an albeit short career. He already has seven four-wicket hauls and in his short career.

Rabada’s premier strength is his versatility as a bowler as he can swing the new ball both ways up front, maintain pressure in the middle with testing lines in the corridor of uncertainty and he has mastered his yorkers and slower balls at the death. He has also improved his pace of late, so definitely has become more threatening.

Written by Yash Gupta