Kagiso Rabada has become the 39th bowler and sixth South African to take 300 Test wickets. He linked up with the greats of the game by scalping three wickets on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Aged 29 years and 149 days, Rabada is the eight-youngest to register 300 Test wickets, with that record belonging to legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev. He crossed the figure in 1987, aged 27 years and 363 days.
The South African seamer’s record sticks out compared to the rest on that list. Rabada has taken his 300th wicket in his 65th Test. That places him joint-10th among all and joint-seventh among pacers. However, in terms of deliveries sent down to reach the landmark, Rabada is the quickest having taken 11,817 balls, 785 fewer than Pakistan stalwart Waqar Younis.
Rabada’s fellow Proteas Dale Steyn and Allan Donald are third and fourth on the list, having taken 12,605 and 13,672 balls to accomplish the milestone of 300 wickets respectively.