Kagiso Rabada picks the 5 most dangerous batsmen in world cricket

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Kagiso Rabada picks the 5 most dangerous batsmen in world cricket: South Africa's star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is considered one of the world's most successful and dangerous pacers. With his pace, bouncers, and accurate yorkers, he has troubled many legendary batsmen. In a recent podcast, Rabada named the five batsmen who have been the biggest challenges for him to bowl to.

Rabada considered all of the "Fab Four" batsmen difficult, but when it comes to stopping runs, he ranked one batsman at the top, which may surprise you.

Virat Kohli: 'Stingy' with wickets

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Speaking about Indian legend Virat Kohli, Rabada described him as extremely difficult to dismiss.Rabada said:

"I think Kohli was very difficult to dismiss. He was very frugal with his wicket, and he just kept batting. When you got him out, you knew you had earned it. You knew you had been in a fight. He was difficult to dismiss."

Dismissing Kohli would have been a big achievement for Rabada, but there's someone else on his list when it comes to stopping runs.

David Warner: 'Biggest Challenge' for Rabada

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Rabada called Australian opener David Warner the biggest challenge in world cricket. He finds Warner the most difficult to bowl against:

"But the toughest of them all for me is David Warner, I think he's probably the toughest. Because he was so unorthodox. He would just cut things, cut a lot of my balls. He was the only batsman who could do that against me. In terms of stopping runs, David Warner has been the toughest batsman to stop."

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Rabada's Top 5 Dangerous Batsmen

Apart from Warner and Kohli, the three other batsmen Rabada included in his list are the other two members of the Fab Four and Pakistan's 'Rockstar':

1. David Warner: (The toughest - in terms of stopping runs)
2. Virat Kohli: (The toughest - in terms of taking wickets) 'Stingy with wickets')
3. Babar Azam: (A 'rockstar', especially in Pakistan)
4. Joe Root: (Difficult to bowl to)
5. Kane Williamson: (Difficult as always)

This list by Rabada reflects a fast bowler's perspective on how some batsmen, with their unorthodox style, can be a headache for even the world's best bowlers.

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