THERE are perks to being a Red Bull Athlete, Kagiso Rabada will tell you.
“Well,” he will say with a grin on his face, “you get invited to every (Formula One) Grand Prix but it is a pity I play this game called cricket. Otherwise, I would be there.”
It might be a pity for KG, but for the rest of us, it is a marvel to watch the 28-year-old go about his business, steaming in with power to release thunderbolts of lightning from his hand, packaged in a small leather ball, at 140km-plus. In fact, it is a joy.
So, while Rabada could be rubbing shoulders with the likes of fellow marquee brand ambassadors Max Verstappen, Brad Binder, Jordy Smith and a bevy of other sporting superstars,
