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Kagiso Rabada is known throughout the cricket world as the spearhead of South Africa's pace attack but he is also a keen student of the game.<br> It is why he enjoys talking to legendary West Indies pacemen Andy Roberts and Michael Holding about cricket, and fast bowling in particular.<br> As the 27-year-old gazed out at the Gabba, where he will play a Test for the first time on Saturday against Australia,  [https://storage.googleapis.com/best-blogs/Rohit-Sharma-weds-Ritika-Sajdeh.html https://storage.googleapis.com/best-blogs/Rohit-Sharma-weds-Ritika-Sajdeh.html] he spoke to AAP why he relishes the chance to experience a wicket that has been a favourite of pace bowlers of the past.<br> "I really enjoy the history that the Gabba holds. First of all I am a sports fan. I have always been athletic and playing various sports," Rabada said.<br> "When I realised cricket was what I wanted to pursue that is when I became more of a student of the game.<br> "That is when I started learning about Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee, Malcolm Marshall, Wasim Akram, Richard Hadlee...and watching (documentary) Fire in Babylon.<br> "You realise how many have come before us. I always heard about the Gabba and how it was really bouncy. To realise that you are playing at the same ground...it is why I enjoy fast bowling."<br> Of all the fast bowlers he has studied, there are two that stand out.<br> "It is really hard to pick a favourite but at the moment I would have to say Andy Roberts and Michael Holding because they are two of the bowlers I have had some thorough interactions with," Rabada said.<br> "It is casual conversation really about cricket, nothing too technical.<br> "With Andy it is just picking his brain and hearing about fast bowling and what it was like for him.<br> "Apparently he would bowl one bouncer that was not as quick as the one that followed. That was the one that most certainly caught batsmen unawares.<br> "(Holding) made it look so easy.<br><br>There is something aesthetically pleasing about fast bowling and I guess you would say he is the Rolls Royce of it."<br> Rabada, who has 257 wickets in his 55 Tests at a 22.5 average, toured Australia for the first time in 2016-17 as a 21-year-old. He took 15 wickets in a 2-1 series win and it set him up for what has followed.<br> "It was my first time coming to Australia and I'd always wanted to challenge myself in the different regions of the world," he said.<br> "Coming to Australia as a youngster against a formidable Australian team is where you want to prove yourself.<br> "The fact we won that Test series and that I contributed to the win was a massive confidence booster for me and has put me in good stead for the rest of my career."<br> Rabada said he was still learning and growing as a cricketer.<br> "The game tests in you in different ways. It is all about responding. That is the journey," he said.<br> He can't wait to bowl in the first Test at the Gabba.<br> "It is no secret Australia have a really good batting lineup. We have a good bowling attack as well so it should be a really good contest."<br><br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement