We’ve shown we can win finals, no pressure of winning home World Cup: Rabada
South African cricketer Kagiso Rabada expressed confidence in the Proteas' ability to win the upcoming ODI World Cup hosted in South Africa. He emphasized that the team is focused on defending their home turf rather than feeling pressured by past tournament results.
Why it matters
The statement addresses the psychological shift in the South African cricket team as they prepare to host a major global tournament.
The men's ODI World Cup returns to South Africa next year, with the country having last hosted it in 2003. At the time, they had co-hosted the tournament with Zimbabwe and Kenya and this time, it is with Zimbabwe and Namibia. South Africa's ace fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has said that the Proteas don't feel any pressure to win this tournament but have a quiet confidence in their beliefs having won the last World Test Championship final. South Africa have also finished runners-up in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the semi-final in 2026 and in the 2023 World Cup before that. “We've shown that we can go and play in finals and in the semi-finals,” Rabada is quoted as saying by the ICC. “It’s just about that last step. So the confidence is there.
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