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Nkwe on Rabada's ban: Important to respect the process
The Mercury
|May 15, 2025
ONGAMA GCWABE
THE Kagiso Rabada drug ban is now a thing of the past.
The fast bowler apologised to the public in his statement, followed all the rules set out by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sports (SAIDS) in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and served his one-month suspension in April.
As a result, all-format coach Shukri Conrad and Test captain Temba Bavuma included the 29-year-old in the Proteas squad for next month’s World Test Championship final against Australia at the home of cricket.
However, what stings the most to some around the country, and certainly to former Australian captain Tim Paine and perhaps to the Australian media, is how the fast bowler's situation was not publicised on April 1st or soon after, when the player received the positive results from SAIDS.
This story is from the May 15, 2025 edition of The Mercury.
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