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Playing in the IPL helps with easy passing of information on Indian players: Kagiso Rabada

LUCKNOW: South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada believes that playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) becomes beneficial for touring teams in the future as information about the Indian players gets easily passed on during the T20 extravaganza.

Over the years, Rabada has had IPL stints with Delhi Capitals and more recently, Punjab Kings. Overall, Rabada has picked 99 wickets in 63 matches in the IPL.

"It is something we have prepared before going into the series. Luckily enough with leagues like the IPL, we play a lot with these players and against them as well, so information can be easily passed around these days. But yes, analysis has been done and it has to be done," said Rabada to broadcasters ahead of the first ODI.

Asked about the differences in preparing for T20 and ODI matches, Rabada explained, "I think T20 cricket and One-Day cricket are kind of similar, it is just a longer version of it. You generally like to have similar gameplans and obviously, it is a bit less pressure than in T20 cricket, I would say the processes are pretty similar."

With rain causing a delay in the toss and start of the first ODI in Lucknow, Rabada signed off by hoping that play happens. "I guess it comes down to the cliché, 'control what we can control'. Unfortunately, the rain is around and we can't do much about it, hopefully, we can get on to play."

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