
Kagiso Rabada, who returned to the Indian Premier League after serving a short doping ban, was originally tested for cocaine, reported the South African publication Rapport. Rabada, one of the best fast -mounting championships, allegedly used cocaine before the SA20 competition.
Rabada, who plays for Gujarat Titans, left the Indian Premier League 3. April, a week to this year’s competition. The franchise quoted that Rabada was at home for personal reasons and did not reveal any further details.
On May 5, it was announced that Rabada would return to IPL after serving a short ban on doping. And only on Saturday, May 10, Rapport and News24 said the drug that Rabada consumed before SA20 was cocaine.
According to the sources cited by both reports, Rabad’s lawyers were able to prove that a rapid pitch during the SA20 competition did not use cocaine because the concentration of benzoylecgonin (BZE), cocaine metabolite, was less than 1,000 nanograms per milliliter.
The relationship report also claimed that Rabada rejected the possibility of the second sample.
Fans deserve to know: Tim Paine
After Rabad’s doping report was published in the first May, former Australian captain Tim Paine was furious at a short point of ban and lack of transparency in the overall procedure. Paine said the dream of Radio that the fans deserved to know what substance Rabada used, which forbade it from all forms of cricket in a month.
Previously, it was also reported that Rabad’s drug was a relaxing species and not developing.
“Using drug-recreational or increasing performance-not a personal problem that can only be hidden for a month. The guy can be eliminated from the IPL, moved back to South Africa, and we just let it slip under the carpet.
“Not only will he play against Australia at the Test World Championship, but it is available to play in IPL now. No one knew what he took, or who was an organizing organ to supervise it,” he added.
“If he is going to take drugs and is caught, I think people deserve to know what he has taken, how long he has been wiped and who approved it (suspending).
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
May 11, 2025