Kyle Abbott

Kyle Abbott Biography

Born in Empangeni, Natal province, Kyle Abott is South Africa’s upcoming talent in an already well-established bowling attack which consists of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, and Vernon Philander. With so many star fast bowlers in a side, Abbott has found it difficult to find a regular spot for himself in the national side.

He burst onto the international scene when he was given a debut against Pakistan at Centurion due to an injury to Jacques Kallis. Abbott didn’t disappoint, as he picked up seven wickets in the first innings and finished the match with nine. He however did not have successful outings against Australia and West Indies in the next two games, and has fallen down the pecking order in the Test side since.

A disappointing T20I debut against Pakistan soon followed, where Abbott went for 41 runs and picked up just one wicket in his for overs. However, he bowled exceedingly well against Australia in the three-match T20I series which South Africa won comfortably.

Abbot’s ODI career isn’t much to brag about either, but he was picked ahead of Ryan McLaren for the ICC World Cup 2015. Though Abbott has the ability to shine at the highest level, he lacks the consistency needed for performing at the highest level.

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Kyle Abbott Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	11	14	95	0	17	6.785	338	28.10	0	0	10	1	4	0
ODIs	28	13	76	4	23	8.444	126	60.31	0	0	6	0	7	0
T20s	21	6	23	4	9*	11.50	20	115.0	0	0	2	0	7	0
World Cup	4	1	12	0	12*	12.00	19	63.15	0	0	2	0	1	0

Kyle Abbott Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	11	2081	886	39	22.71	2.554	53.	3	0	7/29	9/68
ODIs	28	1303	1051	34	30.91	4.839	38.32	0	0	1/5	1/5
T20s	21	436	579	26	22.26	7.967	16.76	0	0	1/5	1/5
World Cup	4	186	130	9	14.44	4.193	20.66	0	--		1/5

Kyle Abbott Career statistics

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