The pacer was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the code, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his or her dismissal.
Rabada has now accumulated four demerit points in a 24 month period and will miss South Africa’s next Test match. The four-match series is locked 1-1 and Rabada took two wickets on Day 1.
Virat Kohli was reprimanded by the ICC after being found guilty of inappropriate physical contact and it earned him a demerit point from the international cricket body.
It was a breach of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.