South African pacer Kagiso Rabada said he doesn’t see himself as a star, even though the statistics suggest otherwise, especially after his heroics in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia.

The 30-year-old returned impressive figures of nine for 110 in the WTC Final. With this performance, he moved to fourth on South Africa’s all-time wicket-takers list and now boasts the best strike rate in Test history among bowlers with over 200 wickets.

Reflecting on the `star` label, Rabada said he plays for the badge with pride and continues to work hard to improve. "I don`t see myself as a star. I see myself as someone who`s willing to give my blood for this team and continue working hard and improving. That`s me as a cricketer, always wanting to improve and playing for the badge with a lot of pride," he said.

Rabada further stated how important the second innings spell turns out to be for a bowler. "I`ve been working extremely hard, and those second-inning spells are the ones that count more when you`re a bit tired. You could be behind the game, or you could be ahead of the game. This time, we`re behind the game. But I think it was just about staying calm and looking at what`s in front of us. That`s the way I see myself," he added.

Speaking about Rabada`s heroics at the Lord`s Cricket Ground, Shukri Conrad said: "Where did we turn it around? Obviously, that bowling performance, because we could easily have fallen asleep in the field, and then they would have gotten away from us in a big way. As for KG (Rabada) - that`s why he`s the superstar. He knew we had one chance at it."