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I could bore you with a whole lot of pointers in technical aspects. I try to be more conscious of myself to get to what I felt made me a good bowler: my natural ability to be explosive.

— Kagiso Rabada

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Source: Kagiso Rabada interview: Finding form at the IPL, bowling on instinct and his ‘bizarre’ profession,May 2026,The New York Times by Anantaajith Raghuraman
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For me, it was about being explosive. Not the same method works for everyone so it’s about understanding yourself.

Pure instinct is what I went into professional cricket with

You gain a lot of experience through instinct

but what I realise is when you’re doing badly, you start thinking about a million things.

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To not become like someone else and get the best out of yourself by understanding what makes you stand out.

When you’re doing well, because you’re in that flow state, you’re not thinking about much.

You got the basics, your sleep, analysis, gym work — but the most important You must bowl — the others are just supplements.

The fast-bowling action is one of the most studied in the world. People have written papers

Amla ended his Test career in 2019 with 9,282 runs — the 17th most all-time — from 124 Tests that included 28 centuries.

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