Rabada Serving Provisional Ban For Positive Drug Test

South African accelerated bowler Kagiso Rabada says he is serving a provisional suspension for failing a narcotics test.

The 29-year-old returned location from nan Indian Premier League wherever he was playing for Gujarat Titans astatine nan commencement of past period to "deal pinch an important individual matter".

But he has now confirmed it was because he "returned an adverse analytical uncovering for nan usage of a recreational drug".

Rabada did not disclose nan supplier aliases nan magnitude of his ban.

However, he is owed to play successful nan World Test Championship last astatine Lord's, erstwhile South Africa will look Australia from 11-15 June.

"I americium profoundly sorry to each those that I person fto down," said Rabada, who has played 241 times for South Africa, successful a connection released by nan South African Cricketers Association.

"I will ne'er return nan privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is overmuch larger than me. It goes beyond my individual aspirations.

"I americium serving a provisional suspension and I americium looking guardant to returning to nan crippled I emotion playing."

Rabada had been successful bully shape and became conscionable nan sixth South African cricketer to take 300 wickets successful October.

He was nan quickest-ever bowler to scope nan landmark successful position of deliveries bowled, taking 11,817 balls.

He played successful nan Titans' first 2 IPL matches this season, taking 2 wickets earlier flying home.

It is unclear if he will return to nan title pinch nan Titans this season, pinch 4 matches of nan regular play remaining.

Rabada added: "Moving forward, this infinitesimal will not specify me. I will support doing what I person ever done, continuously moving difficult and playing pinch passion and devotion to my craft."