Australia's National Cricket Team pacer Josh Hazlewood has revealed to have seen South Africa National Team fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ruled out of the entire ODI series against Australia because of a hamstring injury, which keeps him uncertain for the Three-match Test series as well.
Rabada has the record for bowling with sheer effect against the Aussies. Without the pacer in their side, the South African pace bowling attack will be reduced in strength without any doubt. Josh Hazlewood, in his latest comments, jokingly mentioned that his teammates will be pleased to see the Proteas without their main bowler against them in the upcoming series.
The Australia cricket team will travel to South Africa next month for the three-match ODI and the three-match Test series. The Test series will be crucial in the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 (WTC 2025-27) cycle as both sides are keen to secure their spots in the grand finale in back-to-back seasons.
After the Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has 64 wickets at 17.15 against Australia, Kagiso Rabada has the second-best Test record against the Aussies with 58 wickets at 21.39 in 11 Tests over the past decade. If Rabada remains unfit for the Test series against Australia, then it will be a major blow for the reigning WTC champions, who claimed that Test match by defeating the Baggy Greens.
As of now, it is unclear whether Rabada will be able to recover ahead of the series in the Whites, but it seems like time is running against him.
Josh Hazlewood is pleased to hear about Kagiso Rabada's injury ahead of the South Africa vs Australia series
Josh Hazlewood, however, believes that, within a limited amount of time, the opposing team pacer could regain his fitness, as he is a great athlete.
"He seems to recover from any sort of niggle pretty quickly. Rabada, he's an unbelievable athlete," said Hazlewood at the PlayCricket Week launch in Sydney.
Hazlewood also knows very well that his national team teammates will take a sigh of relief if Kagiso Rabada is completely ruled out of the series.
"I'm sure the batters will rather face someone else than KG," he added.
Marco Jansen will be South Africa's main fast bowler against Australia if Kagiso Rabada remains out of action
In case Rabada remains absent for selection, then Marco Jansen will have to take extra responsibility on his shoulders to carry the pace attack throughout the Test series. While Rabada has a better track record against Australia in Tests, Jansen has better numbers in the current ICC Rankings for bowlers in Tests.
According to the ICC Test rankings, Marco Jansen is ranked fifth in the Test bowlers rankings, and Rabada is ot behind him.
The South Africa vs Australia series is scheduled to begin on September 24 in Durban, with the second and third ODIs on September 27 and September 30, respectively. The Test series will mark its beginning on October 9 and will come to an end on October 31 in Cape Town.
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