Rabada free to return to cricket after drugs ban

South Africa bowler Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to return to cricket, having served a one-month ban for taking a recreational drug, according to BBC Sport.

The 29-year-old said on Saturday he had "returned an adverse analytical finding for the use of a recreational drug" and was serving a provisional ban.

The South African Institute For Drug-Free Sport (Saids) has confirmed Rabada tested positive for a "substance of abuse" on January 21during the SA20 T20 competition and was notified on April 01.

Such substances carry a three-month suspension, reduced to one if the athlete completes a treatment programme.