Rabada charge: mountain out of a molehill

If a professional athlete is going to have their integrity dragged through the mud, it had better be for a good reason.

- Wesley Botton

The only time they should be lambasted for taking a prohibited substance is if they've cheated, and considering his situation, Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has every reason to feel aggrieved.

It remains unclear what recreational drug was found in Rabada's system during the SA20 tournament earlier this year - there are four of them on the list of banned substances - but based on the fact that he was suspended for only a month, it is widely believed that he smoked marijuana.

It has been revealed that whatever substance he ingested was taken out of competition, and it shouldn't even be relevant what he took if it was not a performance-enhancing drug.