South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada banned for a Test after earning demerit point for excessive celebration

South Africa’s star pacer Kagiso Rabada has run into disciplinary issues once again and has been banned for the fourth Test match in the ongoing series against England after receiving a fourth demerit point.

Rabada has been fined 15% of his match fee by the International Cricket Council and has also received one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the first day of the 3rd Test match against England in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

The South African bowler was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the code, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his or her dismissal during an international match”.