Philander claims Twitter hack after Smith-Rabada post

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Cape Town, March 15: Vernon Philander claims a Twitter hacker was behind an inflammatory post published from his account regarding Kagiso Rabada and Steve Smith's altercation in the second Test.

"Havent [sic] really seen the fotage [sic] of this incident but by the looks of this...Steve Smith gave KG the shoulder," read the upload, alongside a video of the incident.

"He could have avoided any contact but to me he is just as guilty.

"Trying some football skills to get a penalty??? Pity he didnt [sic] dive to top it off."

However, that tweet was subsequently deleted and Philander insisted he had been hacked.

"Good morning all my tweeps. Waking up this morning to alot [sic] of twitter craziness as my [account] got hacked and someone posted a nice little article on my behalf," he wrote.

"Sorry for all the drama or entertainment caused by the looks of it. Have a great day all."

Source: OPTA