CSA hands suspension to two women players

Cricket South Africa (CSA) handed out suspensions to two of its nationally contracted women players, Shabnim Ismail and Trisha Chetty for persistent breaches of its Rules and Code of Conduct.

The Article 1.5.2 of the Code which refers to "unbecoming or detrimental conduct which could bring them, the Board or the game of cricket in disrepute" found Ismail and Chetty guilty before CSA decided to suspend the two until January 31, 2017.

The two players have admitted to breaching the Code and have been suspended from playing for South Africa Women's team until the aforementioned date. However, they will remain available to play provincial cricket during this period.

Speaking about the suspensions, Haroon Lorgat, the CSA chief executive, stated: "We strive to be a highly professional and world class outfit, whether on or off the field. Incidents of this nature are always disappointing and cannot be tolerated in a high performing environment.

"We have agreed with Shabnim and Trisha that they will undertake specialized counselling during their period of suspension and together with SACA (South Africa Cricket Association), we will try to ensure that they successfully reintegrate themselves back into the team environment."