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Bowler fast south -African Kagiso rabada has joined the Gujarat (GT) template ahead of his IPL 2025 Accommodation against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium, after a one -month suspension for a recreational drug violation. The return of the 29 -year -old arrives after a period away from the sport to address what he described as a “mistake in judgment”.
Rabada had unexpectedly left the IPL season halfway after presenting in just two games for the Titans, and the franchise initially cited “personal reasons”. However, the circumstances that surrounded their absence were made public last week when Rabada published a statement by admitting to the positive test for an abuse substance during the SA20 tournament in January.
Kagiso Rabada completes the suspension period for recreational drug use
The South African Institute for Free Drug Sport (said) later confirmed that a doping test had failed on January 21, after a match between the city of the Cap and the Super Giants of Durban. He received the notification of the positive result of the test on April 1, while already in India for the IPL season. A temporary suspension was immediately imposed, which resulted in the return of Rabada to South -Africa to begin its sanction and enter a treatment program with substance abuse.
According to world guidelines of the anti -doping agency (WADA) on recreational drugs, the standard ban is three months. However, this period can be significantly reduced to only one month if the athlete successfully completes an approved treatment and education program. The banner banned, therefore, was shortened after fulfilling all the necessary requirements, including participation in two sessions focused on education and awareness of substance abuse. After completing these steps, it is now eligible to return to the competitive cricket.
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Gujarat titans break the silence in the rehabilitation of Kagiso Rabada
Speaking at a pre -match press conference, Gujarat Titans’s Cricket Director, Vikram SolankiHe addressed the situation with the candor, praising the opening and commitment of Rabada with his rehabilitation. “Speaking of Kagiso, I would just like to do a couple of things”, Solanki declared. “The first would be that Kagiso has been lamented by a trial error. He has made a harmful statement. I read his statement and thought that his statement speaks volumes about the personality of the character he is.”
Solanki emphasized the eagerness to return to the game. “The repentance has been expressed, as I said. But he really wants to play the game he likes again,” Solanki added. “He will take advantage of his lessons, and we just look forward to returning him to part of our group, to return it. He served his time.”
Solanki also emphasized that all procedure and protocol requirements were meticulously followed by all involved. “ The second thing I would like to register is that with regard to the procedure and the protocol, everyone who is involved in this episode, from Kagiso, their representative, all the problems, in terms of the requirements (VA), have been followed in the letter. We try to be aware of the emotion around Kagiso. He does what he loves again and doing things he is grateful for.
Recognize the potential of out -of -field problems to affect a player, admitted Solanki, “You are rightly right, it’s easy to get distracted.” However, he emphasized the clear intention of not letting this episode interrupt the team. “One of the things he has made very clear is that he does not want this episode to distract anyone,” Sollanki said. “But as for the team, he spoke very eloquently about the fact that this is about.
Rabada availability provides a significant momentum for Gujarat bowling, as they are heading for a crucial phase of the tournament.
