Rabada receives high praise ahead of WTC Final

Those sentiments were echoed by fellow team mate David Bedingham, who looks forward to seeing what Rabada can deliver on the unique Lord’s wicket, which always offers opportunities for accurate bowlers.

“I genuinely think he’s the best bowler in the world,” said Bedingham.

“He’s played here (Lord’s), he’s taken wickets here before, so him going well will go a long way to us winning the whole thing. He’s an amazing person… and he makes our jobs a lot easier. He’s the leader of our attack.”

As South Africa look to end their ICC silverware drought, their players are hyper aware it’ll be crucial that their stars relish and handle the high pressure environment that comes on stages of this magnitude.

“(Rabada) gets up for the really big moments,” opener Aiden Markram said.

“He wants to lead from the front and he takes a lot of guys with him on that journey. So, obviously a big player for us, but he’s (also) been complemented really well in the bowling department by everyone else and they’ve, sort of, found a way to work really well together.

“No doubt he’s the leader of the attack, but he pulls guys with him and guys tend to follow.”