Elgar Praises Kagiso Rabada Post Series Tie

Dean Elgar, the star of the series tying match against India commented on the amazing performance by the South African pacer, Kagiso Rabada.

“I went up to KG and I said to him, ‘You are an immensely respected cricketer within our group and at the moment I don’t think you are conducting yourself extremely well.” Elgar said. “I know what KG is capable of. When KG’s got his tail up, there’s no better bowler than him and I have experienced quite a few guys who have been part of this team. It was a good chat. I can have those chats with KG and he responds extremely well. He takes it away, he lets it process and thinks about it overnight and then he comes back the next day with a scenario for me.”

“He can sometimes be a little bit too relaxed and he needs to understand that his performance on the field and his performance in the change-room is huge,” Elgar said.

“I think Eric Simons was talking about it in on air about getting a guy in a sweet spot to come out there and bowl,” Mark Boucher, South Africa’s coach told SuperSport. “There’s certain guys – Dale steyn was one of them – who at certain times in his career needed harsh words behind closed doors to bring the best out of him. KG – that spell he bowled, broke the game open for us. There was a bit of a spark in the dressing room, maybe it was what was needed in order to get him into that space. and we know when KG is like that it’s difficult to get the ball away from him but also you want him on your side rather than the opposition team. There were fair words that were said and I think he’s taken it on board and we’re hoping we can get him into that sweet spot again for the next Test because it can only bode well for us.”

“I think that catch that happened off I think it was Rahane that landed between two guys. I think that also spurred him up a hell of a lot and you can almost sense that intensity on the field,” Elgar said. “He was so focused and zoned in on his job at hand. And every time I asked him, do you want one more, he just said to me he is bowling now.”