London: South African strike bowler Kagiso Rabada is eager to return to action for this week’s third Test against England at The Oval after serving a one-match suspension for disciplinary reasons, bowling coach Charl Langeveldt has said.

The 22-year-old missed the second Test in Nottingham after being banned for what the International Cricket Council (ICC) called “inappropriate language” towards England batsman Ben Stokes in the first Test at Lord’s.

“He is the type of guy who steps up when the heat is on. Having KG back is a big bonus for us,” Langeveldt told reporters on Monday ahead of the third Test which starts on Thursday.

“He is a youngster with a lot of energy, he will come with a lot of energy. I have no doubt he will step up ... he will be raring to go,” Langeveldt added.

Rabada was handed one demerit point for giving Stokes a send-off after the all-rounder was caught behind in the first Test, which England won by 211 runs, but under ICC regulations was banned for accumulating four points in a 24-month period.

The fast bowler had already been penalised three points for “deliberate physical contact” with Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella in February, but Langeveldt said the incident has not affected Rabada’s morale.

“He has been positive. He was obviously disappointed about what happened but he has learnt from that. The important thing about an incident like this is to learn from it so that it doesn’t happen again,” Langeveldt said.

“KG is a strong character and he was positive the whole week, he said come Thursday he wants to be ready for the Test.”

South Africa go into the Test having released batsman JP Duminy from their squad earlier this week.

The 33-year-old, who made his debut in 2008 and has played 46 Tests, was dropped following the Proteas’ first-Test defeat at Lord’s.

Duminy has scored only 121 runs in his past eight innings and made just 17 in his two innings against England. The decision has led many to query whether the veteran’s career is over.

Uncapped right-hander Aiden Markram will remain with the squad as batting cover.

South Africa won the second Test by 340 runs to level the four-match series at 1-1.