South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada has stated that winning the ODI World Cup remains the holy grail for him and that clinching the World Test Championship would not equal the feeling.
South Africa are yet to win a World Cup at the senior level - both men’s and women’s combined, having come close thrice in the last two years. The Proteas reached the Women’s T20 World Cuo finals twice (2023 and 2024) while the men’s side lost to India in the summit clash of the T20 World Cup this year.
The men’s team also reached the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup last year, before losing to Australia. The agonising defeat came after a brilliant group stage, where they finished second, behind India, with 14 points and a Net Run Rate of +1.261.
South Africa now have an outside chance of making the World Test Championship final for the first time, needing to win three of their last four matches in the cycle.
Rabada, who has been an integral part of the South African team in the last few years, suggests that even if his side wins the WTC, it would not “completely satisfy” him with the ODI World Cup title, which has more history and value, remaining the pinnacle of the sport.
