{"id":296750,"date":"2025-05-03T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/i-am-deeply-sorry-kagiso-rabada-provisionally-banned-for-use-of-recreational-drug-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:01:17","slug":"i-am-deeply-sorry-kagiso-rabada-provisionally-banned-for-use-of-recreational-drug-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/i-am-deeply-sorry-kagiso-rabada-provisionally-banned-for-use-of-recreational-drug-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I am deeply sorry&#8217;: Kagiso Rabada provisionally banned for use of recreational drug | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-120851769,imgsize-42932,width-400,resizemode-4\/Rabada-0305-IPL.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;I am deeply sorry&#8217;: Kagiso Rabada provisionally banned for use of recreational drug | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;I am deeply sorry&#8217;: Kagiso Rabada provisionally banned for use of recreational drug | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\" Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: BCCI\/IPL)\"> Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: BCCI\/IPL)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: South Africa and <!-- -->Gujarat Titans<!-- --> pacer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kagiso-rabada\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kagiso Rabada<\/a> has been provisionally suspended following the use of a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/heroin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">recreational drug<\/a>, the cricketer confirmed in a statement on Saturday.<br \/>\u201cAs has been reported, I recently returned to South Africa from participating in the IPL for personal reasons. This was due to my returning an adverse analytical finding for the use of a recreational drug,\u201d Rabada said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down. I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations.<br \/>\u201cI am serving a <!-- -->provisional suspension<!-- --> and I am looking forward to returning to the game I love playing.\u201d<br \/>Also See: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/rcb-vs-csk-today-ipl-2025-match-live-score-royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-chennai-super-kings-ipl-live-streaming-m-chinnaswamy-stadium-bengaluru\/liveblog\/120847745.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">RCB vs CSK Live Score IPL 2025<\/a><br \/>\u201cI couldn\u2019t have gone through this alone. I\u2019d like to thank my agent, CSA, and Gujarat Titans for their support. I\u2019d also like to thank SACA and my legal team for their guidance and counsel. Most importantly, I\u2019d like to thank my friends and family for their understanding and love,\u201d Rabada added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Astrologer Greenstone Lobo: Is Yuzvendra Chahal&#8217;s India career over?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMoving forward, this moment will not define me, I will keep doing what I have always done, continuously working hard and playing with passion and devotion to my craft.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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