COVID-19: Vernon Philander’s Somerset contract cancelled
Philander, who had signed a Kolpak deal with the county club earlier in the year, was due to join the club in early April.
Philander, who had signed a Kolpak deal with the county club earlier in the year, was due to join the club in early April.
Philander received the penalty for his celebration after dismissing England's Jos Buttler on the second day of the ongoing fourth Test between the two sides.
Buttler’s abusive rant was caught on the stump mic while he was keeping wickets during the second innings of the South African team in Cape Town.
The incident happened during the second innings of the second test match between England and South Africa at Cape Town.
England skipper Joe Root had won the toss and opted to bat.
In an international career that has spanned more than 12 years, Philander has played 97 matches across all formats taking a combined 261 wickets.
India’s catching was absolutely spot on in the second innings with wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha taking a couple of brilliant catches. The one-handed stunner down the leg side to dismiss Theunis de Bruyn deserves a special mention.
Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up four wickets to pour cold water on Maharaj's career-best score as the visitors' first innings folded for 275.
"It's a tough start playing India in India but I don't think the South Africans would have wanted it any other way take the big dogs in their home ground," said Philander.
The Mumbai school batsman has been a vital part of India’s limited-overs team but has failed to replicate his limited-overs success in Test match cricket.
