South Africa is one of the most successful cricket nations worldwide, winning more than 60% of their matches. We have seen some legendary cricketers like Jack Kallis, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, and many players from South Africa who played a vital role in the team’s success. They never fail to impress us, whether by performing exceptionally well or maintaining an active profile off the ground (on social media). Here is a list of the top ten South African cricketers with the most significant number of followers on social media. We will consider every platform of social media.
10. Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir is a right-arm leg-spin bowler known for bowling googlies; he made his international debut in February 2011 in an ODI match against West Indies. Tahir is the fastest South African to take a hundred ODI wickets and the first South African to reach 50 T20I wickets, with more than 290 International wickets. He is in the tenth position with more than 400 thousand followers on social media.
9. Cameron Delport
Cameron Delport is a left-handed opening batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler (an all-rounder) who plays in domestic T20 cricket leagues. In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Cameron for the IPL 2018, but he didn’t make his IPL debut. He is in the ninth position on the list, with more than 500 thousand followers on social media.
8. Quinton De Kock
Quinton de Kock is the former captain of the South African National Cricket Team in all three formats and a left-handed opening batsman. Kock made his international debut in December 2012 in a T20I match against New Zealand. De Kock is the fastest South African to reach 1000 ODI runs and made the fastest T20I half-century by a South African player (17 balls). He is in the eighth position on the list, with more than 600 thousand followers on social media.
7. Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada is a right-arm fast bowler who made his international debut in November 2014 in a T20I match against Australia. He is the youngest bowler to take 150 test wickets and overall has taken more than 350 International wickets with a bowling average of around 25. Kagiso plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL and is in the seventh position with more than 900 thousand followers on social media.
6. Morné Morkel
Morné Morkel is a right-arm fast bowler who made his international debut in December 2006 in a test match against India and played for South Africa from 2006 to 2018. Morkel is the fifth South African bowler to take 300 test wickets, with more than 500 International wickets and the best bowling figure of 6/23. He is in the sixth position on the list, with more than 1 million followers on social media.
5. Faf Du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is a right-handed middle-order batsman who made his international debut in January 2011 in an ODI match against India. In October 2016, Faf became the first South African batsman to score a century in all international forms and the second cricketer to score centuries in all international formats as a captain. He is in the fifth position on the list, with more than 4 million followers on social media.
4. Rassie Van Der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen is a right-handed middle-order batsman who made his international debut in January 2018 in a T20I match against Zimbabwe. In January 2019, Rassie was about to score a century on his ODI debut but fell seven runs short. In January 2020, he scored his first ODI century, becoming the oldest South African (32 years) player to score a century. He is in the fourth position on the list, with more than 5 million followers on social media.
3. Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn is a former right-arm fast bowler who made his international debut in January 2004 in a test match against England and played for South Africa till 2020 (16 years). Dale is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in tests, and overall, he has taken more than 700 wickets in his international career. He is in the third position on the list, with more than 7 million followers on social media.
2. David Miller
David Miller is a left-handed middle-order batsman who made his international debut in May 2010 in a T20I match against West Indies. He has scored more than 4,000 International runs with 6 International centuries and 20 half-centuries. David also plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and is second, with more than 12 million followers on social media.
1. AB De Villiers
AB de Villiers is a former right-handed middle-order batsman known for his explosive batting performances and famous for his unorthodox shots against Yorker balls. One of the greatest batsmen made his international debut in December 2004 in a test match against England, and in May 2018, AB announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. De Villiers makes it into the top position on the list with more than 33 million followers on social media.
