#5 Kagiso Rabada – South Africa
Rabada was chosen to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where South Africa won the tournament, courtesy Rabada, who recorded the best figures of the tournament of 6/25 against Australia in the final.
He was the standout bowler of the tournament claiming the 2nd most wickets (14 at an economy rate of 3.10.)
The performance fast-tracked him into the South African limited overs setup and he made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in July, 2015, recording a hat-trick, en route to a six-wicket haul and the best figures by a debutant.
His exploits in the limited overs setup earned him a Test Debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015. He had an impressive outing in India despite his team’s lackluster show. In the following series against England, in the fourth Test, he finished with figures of 13/144, helping his team win the match.
In the process, he became the youngest South African to register a ten-wicket haul in a Test. The 13-wicket haul in the match also turned out to be the second best figures ever by a bowler for South Africa.
In July 2016, young Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards (previous best being five) at Cricket South Africa's prestigious annual dinner, including the coveted prize for Cricketer of the Year.
He also has the most international wickets across formats in this year (57). He has played 8 Tests so far taking 29 wickets at an average of 24.44.
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