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The Guardian
06-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
South Africa's Rabada cleared to play Australia in World Test Championship
South Africa's pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to face Australia in the final of the World Test Championship at Lord's next month. The 29-year-old had been under a provisional suspension since 1 April after testing positive for a recreational drug during a South African T20 match on 21 January. The South African Institute of Drug-free Sport announced on Monday the bowler had accepted responsibility for the offence and served a one-month period of ineligibility, making him free to resume playing. Rabada may be back in action as soon as Tuesday, for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion 'He will take his lessons from this and we're just looking forward to having him back part of our group, having him back in practice. He's served his time,' said Vikram Solanki, Titans' director of cricket. Rabada also completed two sessions of a substance abuse treatment programme. 'Moving forward, this moment will not define me,' he said when the offence was confirmed last week. The punishment is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency's punishment for use of a recreational drug. Rabada became the quickest player to reach 300 Test wickets in October last year and was South Africa's leading wicket-taker in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle claiming 47 dismissals at an average of 19.97. He now has 327 Test wickets at an average of 22. In 10 Tests against Australia he has taken 49 wickets at 23 but struggled in the last series, in Australia in 2022-23, snaring 11 at 32 apiece.
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
South Africa's Rabada cleared to play Australia in WTC
South Africa's pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to face Australia in the final of the World Test Championship at Lord's next month. The 29-year-old had been under a provisional suspension since April 1 after testing positive for a recreational drug during a South African T20 match on January 21. The South African Institute of Drug-free Sport announced on Monday the bowler had accepted responsibility for the offence and served a one-month period of ineligibility, making him free to resume playing. Rabada may be back in action as soon as Tuesday, for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. "He will take his lessons from this and we're just looking forward to having him back part of our group, having him back in practice. He's served his time," said Vikram Solanki, Titans' director of cricket. Rabada also completed two sessions of a substance abuse treatment programme. "Moving forward, this moment will not define me," he said when the offence was confirmed last week. The punishment is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency's punishment for use of a recreational drug. Rabada became the quickest player to reach 300 Test wickets in October last year and was South Africa's leading wicket-taker in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle claiming 47 dismissals at an average of 19.97. He now has 327 Test wickets at an average of 22. In ten Tests against Australia he has taken 49 wickets at 23 but struggled in the last series, in Australia in 2022/23, snaring 11 at 32 apiece. A former Australia captain said Rabada had 'broken his contract' and Titans should not have used the phrase 'personal issues' to explain his absence. Speaking to SEN Radio Tim Paine said: "It stinks. I don't like this use around 'personal issues', and it being used to hide stuff that isn't a personal issue. If you have a professional sportsman that's tested for recreational drugs during a tournament in which he is playing, that doesn't fall under personal issues for me. That falls under you have broken your contract. "That is not a personal issue, that is something that is happening in your personal life. Taking drugs - recreational or performance enhancing - is not a personal issue that can just be hidden for a month."
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kagiso Rabada cleared to return from drug ban ahead of World Test Championship final
South Africa seamer Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to return from a ban ahead of the World Test Championship final after testing positive for a recreational drug. The 29-year-old was placed under a provisional suspension on 1 April after testing positive during a SA20 match in January, the South African Institute of Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) announced on Monday. Rabada had been absent from the IPL for several weeks, missing a number of Gujarat Titans games, and revealed on Sunday that it had been due to his failed test. The fast bowler accepted responsibility for the doping offence and served a one-month period of ineligibility, meaning he is now free to resume playing with South Africa's clash with Australia at Lord's little more than a month away. Rabada also completed two sessions of a substance abuse treatment programme and a statement from SAIDS read: "The player has effectively served one month period of ineligibility and may now resume participation in sport." Rabada's sanction is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) punishment for use of a recreational drug - including cannabis, methamphetamine, cocaine or diamorphine. "I am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down," Rabada said. "I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations." The South African could be available for Gujarat's next IPL fixture against the Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. Rabada was a key protagonist in the Proteas' resurgence in Test cricket in 2024, with his batting unexpectedly key against to a victory over Pakistan that ensured Temba Bavuma's side booked their place in the World Test Championship final. Rabada was South Africa's leading wicket-taker in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle with 47 wickets at an average of 19.97, and will lead the attack at Lord's against Australia from 11 June. Additional reporting by PA
The Independent
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Kagiso Rabada cleared to return from drug ban ahead of World Test Championship final
South Africa seamer Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to return from a ban ahead of the World Test Championship final after testing positive for a recreational drug. The 29-year-old was placed under a provisional suspension on 1 April after testing positive during a SA20 match in January, the South African Institute of Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) announced on Monday. Rabada had been absent from the IPL for several weeks, missing a number of Gujarat Titans games, and revealed on Sunday that it had been due to his failed test. The fast bowler accepted responsibility for the doping offence and served a one-month period of ineligibility, meaning he is now free to resume playing with South Africa's clash with Australia at Lord's little more than a month away. Rabada also completed two sessions of a substance abuse treatment programme and a statement from SAIDS read: "The player has effectively served one month period of ineligibility and may now resume participation in sport." Rabada's sanction is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency 's (Wada) punishment for use of a recreational drug - including cannabis, methamphetamine, cocaine or diamorphine. "I am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down," Rabada said. "I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations." The South African could be available for Gujarat's next IPL fixture against the Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. Rabada was a key protagonist in the Proteas' resurgence in Test cricket in 2024, with his batting unexpectedly key against to a victory over Pakistan that ensured Temba Bavuma's side booked their place in the World Test Championship final. Rabada was South Africa's leading wicket-taker in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle with 47 wickets at an average of 19.97, and will lead the attack at Lord's against Australia from 11 June.
