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Rabada Test ban appeal to be heard on Monday

By AFP
March 17, 2018

CAPE TOWN: Kagiso Rabada’s appeal against his two match Test ban will be heard on Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday.

A senior New Zealand lawyer, Michael Heron QC, has been appointed the Judicial Commissioner and will conduct the hearing by teleconference.Heron will have 48 hours to reach a decision — which means Rabada’s case will be finalised ahead of the third Test against Australia, which starts at Newlands on Thursday.

The South African fast bowler was found guilty of a level two offence for making shoulder contact with Australian captain Steve Smith in the second Test in Port Elizabeth. ICC match referee, former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe, ruled that Rabada had made “inappropriate and deliberate” contact with Smith.The offence carried a penalty of three demerit points and a fine of 50 percent of Rabada’s match fee.