The head of the Cricket Association of South Africa (Saca), Andrew Bretzke, gave a brutal blow to the former Captain of the Australian test, Tim Paine, for his comments on the management of the pacemaker Kagiso Rabada, who failed a drug test.
Rabada flew back to South Africa from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after playing two games for Gujarat Titans after the results of their tests and the subsequent suspension for its use of recreational drugs.
Kagiso Rabada Drug Suspension and Tim Paine Comments
On May 3, the pacemaker took a statement through the Saca said,
“I deeply regret to all that I have disappointed. I will never assume the privilege of playing cryket. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations.”
The one -month ray suspension ended before May 5 after being informed of the results of his test on April 1.
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Paine gave an excavation in Rabada for hiding behind ‘personal problems’ when he left IPL 2025.
“It stinks. I do not like this use around personal problems and is used to hide things that are not a personal problem. If you have a professional athlete who has tried recreational drugs during a tournament in which he is playing, which is not in personal matters for me. That is under you who has broken your contract. That is not a personal problem,” Paine said in the Sen radio breakfast program.
Saca’s chief responds to Paine
In response, Andrew Bretzke said that everything agreed with the rules and dug Australia that has been involved in multiple scandals, including Paine.
“The criticism that comes from Australia is something naive and lacks understanding how doping processes are managed. Effectively, he [Rabada] It was notified on April 1 of the positive test, and we consulted with him on April 1 for the first time. According to the rules of Saids and Wada (World Anti -Doping Agency), there is a clear process that follows that, and we begin that process immediately with him back to South Africa, gathering the legal team, medical experts and we start the process in relation to the rules, “Bretzke told South African Sportsboom.
Breetzke continued to elaborate the rules in simplified terms and the levels of punishment.
“This is exactly how it developed. It was developed as it should in terms of rules. When someone positively gives abuse, the rules are quite clear, if taken in competition, it is a two -year suspension, if it can demonstrate that it is outside the competition, it can reduce it to three months and if you enter a designated advice program, you can get it a month,” he added.
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