South Africa ‘fear’ nothing as Australia seek WTC revenge

South Africa’s starring paceman Kagiso Rabada says it is clip to determination connected from the euphoria of beating Australia successful the World Test Championship final, but insists the broadside person “nothing to fear” present pursuing their belated large trophy success.

Rabada volition pb South Africa’s onslaught arsenic they instrumentality connected Australia successful 3 Twenty20 clashes and 3 one-day internationals starting successful Darwin connected Sunday.

“I deliberation it was special, and I’ve done truthful galore interviews connected that since,” Rabada said of South Africa’s triumph implicit Australia astatine Lord’s successful June.

“I deliberation it’s clip to determination on. I don’t deliberation we’ll hide astir that ever arsenic a team, and South Africa won’t ever [forget], but clip to determination connected now,” helium told a quality league connected Thursday.

The five-wicket triumph successful the WTC last followed respective frustrating adjacent misses for South Africa successful limited-overs World Cups.

“It was benignant of similar a relief. But the amusement moves on, and moving toward the T20 World Cup, I conjecture the attack volition beryllium a spot different.

“Now, you know, there’s nary fearfulness of anything.”

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada lifts the ICC Test Championship mace connected the podium with teammates aft winning the last [Andrew Boyers/Reuters]

Rabada is relishing a reprisal of the rivalry betwixt Australia and South Africa.

“It’s ever immoderate hard cricket being played, immoderate bully cricket,” helium said. “Whenever we play Australia, I ever consciousness similar they get the champion retired of us, due to the fact that they’re benignant of successful our faces. And I conjecture we similar that.”

Rababa, who turned 30 successful May, has not played since the WTC last successful London.

“Thankfully, I’ve had rather a agelong break, truthful that’s been awesome. Maintenance enactment consistently has to beryllium done due to the fact that the measurement of cricket is rather a bit.”

The Australia circuit comes up of adjacent year’s T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka, and the 2027 World Cup successful Southern Africa, and South Africa anticipation the acquisition volition payment the young players successful their squad.

“For me, that’s highly breathtaking to spot them raring to go. It’s conscionable astir trying to spot wherever we’re astatine arsenic a team, moving into astir similar different generation,” Rabada added.

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