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Kagiso Rabada has said currently his thoughts are not towards participating in the cash-rich Indian Premier League which, though he did not rule out the possibility in the future.
"My mind is not on IPL, mind is on winning series. It will be great to play IPL, something I want to do in future when it comes," said the youngster, who admires the skills of Steyn, Australians Mitchell Johnson, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne and England's Jimmy Anderson.
"I have a long way to go in my career. I am going to keep preparing well and make sure I can do better. I will push myself and will also be asking questions (to other bowlers)," he added.
The 20-year-old fast bowler, seen by many as the future of SA's fast bowling lot in future grabbed a superb four for 41 in the final ODI in Mumbai, but said team effort helped his country notch up its first-ever victory in a bilateral series in India.
"It was great team effort in all the games. It was tough coming to play in India. We had not won a series here and made history today. India bounced back in Chennai. We knew today was a game of great magnitude. We came out with great intent," he said.
"It was a great series and it was great playing against experienced and magnificent players. It was a titanic battle."