Kagiso Rabada, the leading fast bowler for South Africa, highlighted the team’s great determination to capture success in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in India. He underlined that the team remains focused on their main goal and is unperturbed by other distractions.
Kagiso Rabada was part of the South African squad that achieved their inaugural triumph in the Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup hosted in the UAE in 2014. Despite this early success, Rabada’s path into the international scene has yet to see him earn any significant trophies with the senior South African men’s cricket team. Having such fantastic records in International cricket, the South Africa Cricket team is yet to capture their maiden World Cup trophy.
“All this drama outside about South African cricket and World Cups…we’re not paying attention to it really. Having been to World Cups and not winning silverware, it’s disappointing … I won’t lie,” he said.
“I’m willing to make it happen, we’re all willing to make it happen. Winning a World Cup is something that I would love to do. It’s something every player that’s in the set-up would love to do. The only thing going there, once the squad is announced, is to win it,” Rabada was quoted as saying by iol.co.za.
Kagiso Rabada, who was previously active in cricket as a part of MI New York in the inaugural MCL held in the USA, is currently dedicated to refining his abilities. He recently participated in the Proteas camp, which took place in Durban last month, focusing on further enhancing his skills.
“The (World Cup) squad hasn’t been announced yet, but the guys are really eager. We can’t wait to go there. Whoever is chosen, I’m sure everyone can’t wait to go and play some competitive cricket. This process, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it personally. I’m looking forward to keeping going on with the process and just being competitive.” Rabada said.
“You don’t want to go to the World Cup overcooked”, Says Rabada on World Cup preparations
When asked about managing his workload ahead of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, Rabada said, “It’s important to identify periods of rest because there’s so much cricket happening at the moment.”
“You don’t want to go to the World Cup overcooked…You don’t want to go to the World Cup or any series undercooked or overcooked. It’s about finding the right balance.” he further added.
Ahead of their World Cup 2023 campaign, South Africa will be playing the white ball series against Australia with 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is in the list.
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