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Demerit points keeping Rabada quiet - Steyn - chairman - 03-06-2018
Dale Steyn believes the demerit points hanging over Kagiso Rabada has handicapped South Africa's ability to be as noisy in the field as Australia. In an interview with South African radio station Kfm, Steyn said it was like "taking a knife to a gunfight", and has been a "little bit unfair" on South Africa.
Rabada has five demerit points to his name and has already been banned for a Test - the second Test against England last July - and if he collects three more he will be suspended for a minimum of two Tests, something neither he nor South Africa would want to risk. He has not had much verbal presence on the field, especially not compared to Australia, who have talked so much they even tried to get the stump mics turned off by mentioning rival sponsors' names. Australia's aggression did not even stop on the field. On the fourth day, David Warner had to be physically restrained by team-mates in the stairwell leading up to the changeroom and CCTV footage showed him shouting at Quinton de Kock.
Demerit points keeping Rabada quiet - Steyn - bobby - 03-12-2018
Some pundits and fans wagging their fingers at Rabada getting in people's faces. Just a quick reminder that the great fast bowlers are great precisely because they walk the fine line between control and red mist. And sometimes the red mist wins.