Updated On: 27 December, 2023 10:49 AM IST | Centurion | mid-day online correspondent
In 61 Tests for Proteas, he has taken 285 wickets at an average of 22.10, with the best figures of 7/112. He is the seventh-highest wicket-taker for Proteas in Tests

South Africa`s Kagiso Rabada bowls during the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at SuperSport Park Stadium, in Centurion. Pic/PTI
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada completed 500 wickets in international cricket on Tuesday, becoming the only seventh bowler from his country to do so. Rabada reached this milestone during the SA vs IND 1st Test at Centurion.
The 28-year-old was breathing fire with the ball in his hand. He ended the first day with figures of 5/44 in 17 overs at an economy rate of 2.58 in the SA vs IND 1st Test. He got the crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.