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South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will be bracing for a few sledges coming his way in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final against Australia. Former South Africa cricketer Daryll Cullinan believes that "it would be naive to think that comments won't be made" in the high voltage WTC final at the Lord's, London. While Australia skipper Pat Cummins has said that sledging players over drug ban is not their style, Cullinan says that Rabada will have to deal with these comments for the rest of his career.
“It’s not really our style," Cummins told The Guardian when asked about whether Australians will sledge Rabada. “I’d be surprised if that came up."
Cullinan feels that Rabada should be expecting comments over his ban over drug use from not just Australian players but the crowd at the Lord's as well. He hopes that Rabada's performances put an end to the controversial topic.
"Unfortunately, Rabada is going to deal with, for the rest of his career, comments being made relating to off-the-field matters, not only on the field but also by spectators. Only he can deal with it. The best would be just to take wickets. That'll settle that side of things too, but I think it'd be naive to think that comments won't be made and his attention brought to it, but it's going to be something that he's going to have to live with for the rest of his career, even if he's taking wickets," Cullinan told Hindustan Times.
"But that's something that he has to face. I think he'll be fine with it, but I don't think any cricketer or person would like to be in a working environment, be reminded about your indiscretions, so he's going to have to live with it. As I said, good performances will go a long way to putting that to bed, but as long as he's playing cricket, he'll always be reminded of it."
Who is Daryll Cullinan?
Cape Town-born Cullinan for more than eight years. He played 70 Tests for South Africa and scored 4,554 runs at an average of 44.21, including 14 centuries and 20 fifties. In 138 ODIs, he scored 3,860 runs at an average of 32.99, including three centuries and 23 fifties.
He had a poor Test record on Australian soil, scoring just 31 runs from seven innings. His high score in Tests on Australian pitches is 10. His best came against New Zealand. He registered an unbeaten 275 in Auckland. The Test ended in a draw.
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