India, May 13 -- "Has hitting the right lengths been your secret sauce?" Kagiso Rabada, this season's highest Powerplay wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League, is asked.

"Yes," he replies. A long pause follows. It's Rabada's way of conveying that he has nothing more to add.

"Cricket is simple. Bowl top-of-off with the odd bouncer thrown in. That's what you get taught, right?" the Gujarat Titans pace ace then answers rhetorically.

"And then you work your way around it," he adds. "It hasn't changed all these years. At the same time, it's also trying to evolve your game. Coming up with another slower ball and executing what you want to because T20 is a game of pressure. So, you actually want to execute when you need to. You have seen B...