IPL 2026: Did Kagiso Rabada smoke cigarette in the team hotel? Viral video creates ruckus on social media!

Kagiso Rabada: Amidst the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, Gujarat Titans’ star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is once again in the headlines, but this time the reason is not his performance but a video clip going viral on social media. Let us tell you, a video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which a man is seen smoking a cigarette. It is being claimed in many reports that this person is none other than star pacer Kagiso Rabada.

Did Kagiso Rabada smoke cigarette in the team hotel?

Amidst IPL 2026, a video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which a man who looks like Kagiso Rabada is seen smoking a cigarette. Some other people are also seen in the viral video, who are said to be associated with Gujarat Titans. It is being claimed in the reports that the person seen in the video is none other than Gujarat’s star pacer Kagiso Rabada. However, no official confirmation has been made regarding when and where this video is from.

KAGISO RABADA WAS SMOKING 🚬 🤯

– Kagiso Rabada was smoking & got got caught in camera. After seeing this Rashid Khan and GT’s players not happy with Rabada’s behaviour. Rashid Khan & staffs came and asked him, “What is this?” pic.twitter.com/zSYuzwygAb

— Cricket Central (@CricketCentrl) April 22, 2026

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Rabada was in controversies earlier also

This is not the first time that Rabada’s name has come up in some controversy. Earlier, he had faced a ban of 1 month due to doping during IPL 2025. During that time he had to leave the tournament midway. However, he later rejoined the team.

Performance so far in IPL 2026

Talking about the performance of South Africa’s star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada in IPL 2026, his performance so far has been excellent. He has taken 10 wickets in the 6 matches played so far.