Rabada suspended from international cricket

South Africa Cricket Board issues temporary ban from cricket after drug test

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South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been provisionally suspended from cricket by the South African Cricket Board (SCB) after a drug test confirmed he had used drugs, foreign media reported yesterday (03).

A drug test conducted during this year's South African T20 tournament has confirmed the use of a mind-altering recreational drug. Accordingly, the South African Cricket Board has imposed a ban on these matches.
Kagiso Rabada, who was representing Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, returned to South Africa after playing a few matches, citing personal reasons.Rabada said yesterday (03) that he had left the Indian Premier League and arrived in South Africa because a drug test confirmed that he had used a recreational drug.
Kagiso Rabada is scheduled to play in the final of the World Test Cricket Championship, which begins in June, and the South African Cricket Board has not officially said how long Kagiso Rabada has been banned from cricket.
Kagiso Rabada, 29, has played 241 international matches and taken 566 wickets.