{"id":273594,"date":"2025-04-04T02:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ipl-2025-kagiso-rabada-returns-to-south-africa-due-to-personal-reasons-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T02:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:05:21","slug":"ipl-2025-kagiso-rabada-returns-to-south-africa-due-to-personal-reasons-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ipl-2025-kagiso-rabada-returns-to-south-africa-due-to-personal-reasons-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: Kagiso Rabada returns to South Africa due to personal reasons | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-119946076,imgsize-106890,width-400,resizemode-4\/Rabada.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IPL 2025: Kagiso Rabada returns to South Africa due to personal reasons | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"IPL 2025: Kagiso Rabada returns to South Africa due to personal reasons | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada (AP Photo)\">Gujarat Titans&#8217; Kagiso Rabada (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Gujarat Titans<!-- --> (GT) pacer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kagiso-rabada\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kagiso Rabada<\/a> has left the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian Premier League<\/a> (IPL) 2025 season and returned home to South Africa for personal reasons, the franchise announced on Thursday. The team did not specify the duration of his absence. <br \/>&#8220;Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa to deal with an important personal matter,&#8221; GT said in an official statement.<br \/>Also See: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/kkr-vs-srh-live-score-ipl-2025-live-score-today-match-kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-travis-head-abhishek-sharma-eden-gardens\/liveblog\/119944244.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">KKR vs SRH <\/a><br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a><br \/>The 29-year-old had played two matches for GT this season, registering figures of 1\/41 against Punjab Kings and 1\/42 against Mumbai Indians. He was absent from GT\u2019s recent eight-wicket victory over <!-- -->Royal Challengers Bengaluru<!-- --> (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/arshad-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Arshad Khan<\/a> replacing him and making an immediate impact by dismissing Virat Kohli early. <\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"EEW3_ timeline_pollWrapper_as \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Gujarat Titans will perform without Kagiso Rabada?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>GT had secured Rabada\u2019s services for Rs 10.75 crore in last year\u2019s mega auction. In 82 IPL matches, Rabada has claimed 119 wickets at an average of 22.29 and an economy rate of 8.53. <br \/>GT still has pace options in Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gerald-coetzee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Gerald Coetzee<\/a>. 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