After a dramatic cricket series that saw his ban for contact with former Australia captain Steve Smith overturned‚ Kagiso "KG" Rabada has learned to be more careful with his celebrations.Rabada‚ who was named the player of the series, was charged with a level two breach of the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct after the second Test in Port Elizabeth, but the ban was overturned after his lawyer, Dali Mpofu, argued in a six-hour hearing that he did not deliberately make contact with Smith’s shoulder.Reflecting on the series‚ where he finished top wicket-taker with 23 scalps after eight innings‚ Rabada said he will think hard about his celebrations because he does not want to be banned."I never always celebrated the way I did with Smith‚ it was just in the moment‚" he said."At times I celebrate casually but sometimes in the big moment you can’t control emotions. I have made an effort not to get banned."You really need to think about what you do in a passionate moment‚" sa...
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