3 reasons why banning Kagiso Rababa is an inappropriate decision

#2 A case of double jeopardy

Is Rabada being punished for the same offense twice?

If Rabada had already faced a match ban last year with four demerit points, then why does he face a two-match ban again with eight demerit points? Does that mean four of those eight negative points were taken into consideration twice?

According to the rule-book, these demerit points, which were introduced to improve player behavior, remain in play till a period of 24 months so that players do not commit offenses deliberately to ensure that they get banned for less important games. But it seems quite excessive to punish a player for same ‘offense’ twice.

The counter-view to this rigid regime is why turn cricket into robotics? Test cricket is already going through a rough patch so it would be a travesty to detach the element of human emotions from the game.

The South African captain Faf Du Plessis has also echoed this view.

"People talk about where is the future of Test cricket. This, for me, is an important part of Test cricket - the battles that you face. That is KG [Rabada] running in for 15 overs trying to get someone out and eventually when he gets him out, he has to show that passion. Otherwise, you could just put a bowling machine and a robot to bat," said Du Plessis.