'Baki countries ke players kanche khelne aate he kya' - Fans react as Kagiso Rabada explains why South Africa have 'advantage' in ODI World Cup 2023

Star South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has come up with a statement on the possibilities of South Africa in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 which is to be played in India later this year in the month of October and November. Rabada felt that the experience of playing in the Indian Premier League is going to play a vital role for the Proteas players during the marquee international tournament in the Indian backyard.

"South Africa have an advantage heading into the World Cup in India because we have played in the IPL for so many years. We have played at most of the grounds, so we understand those conditions" said Rabada to IOL.

Although this statement went on to put Kagiso Rabada on the gaining end of trolls from a section of the cricket fans on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Some of the fans felt that it's not only the South African side whose players play IPL, the other international cricketers of the various international sides also appear in the Indian Premier League.

Here’s how fans reacted to the statement of Kagiso Rabada:

Baki countries ke players kanche khelne aati he kya IPL 😂😂 jo sirf south Africa ko advantage hoga.. Kuch bhi chutiyapa

— Its Vishal 🔥 (@itzzvb) June 19, 2023

😂But pitch will be newly made for you

— शकुनी 🧠 (@Shakuni69) June 19, 2023

Australian are laughing at the corner 😂

— Manish 🇮🇳 (@chauhan276) June 19, 2023

ये ऐसी भी जरूरी न्यूज़ नहीं थी जिसके लिए सुबह 7:00 बजे उठा जाए

— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 19, 2023

Final curse. SA is capable of going to final.

But final will have a rain (OR)
SA will remove itself out of the winning context.

— SWAMI.BLOG (@swami_blog) June 19, 2023

Every team players get advantage by playing IPL except ours.

— ! (@_no_user__name) June 19, 2023

Bro comparing ipl with icc trophy 🏆😂

— PaKiStaNi💚 (@Somi_StyaLes17) June 19, 2023

Bro thinks he can win trophy 😭😭😭

— . (@MSD_071113) June 19, 2023

Knowing the conditions, how did he fare in the last IPL!

— Naab Kaar! (@naab_kaar) June 19, 2023

Stay in your lane trophy less choker 😭

— Mid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@7FIRs) June 19, 2023

Apart from that, Kagiso Rabada also talked about the experience of bowing in the Indian conditions and specifically on a few wickets.

“Playing in India is really tough as a fast bowler on some of those wickets. I guess the challenge now, at the age that I am, is to know the basic information that a newbie wouldn’t know. You are always learning and always looking to be as effective as you can be on different wickets," said Rabada.

“It is all about reading (the pitch) better and that is in combination with the goals that you set. Those two go in tandem – reading the conditions and executing your skills," he added later.

Notably, Rabada could be a crucial factor for the South African side in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 to be played in India later this year. He can play a vital role owing to his experience of bowling on Indian surfaces.