Full Name

Keshav Athmanand Maharaj

Born

February 07, 1990, Durban, Natal

Age

34y 41d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

A left-arm spinner from Northwood Boys High, the alma mater of Shaun Pollock, Keshav Maharaj emerged at a time when South Africa began to take spin seriously. For several seasons in the mid 2010s, spinners were among the leading wicket-takers in South Africa's first-class competition. Maharaj was among them in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and was rewarded with an international call-up the following summer.

In his youth, Maharaj was a pace bowler, whose father played for Natal B during segregation years. He turned to spin on a whim in the nets one afternoon at school. He found that it worked and stuck to it. Maharaj's secret was his accuracy. At the Dolphins, he was able to combine that with an ability to take wickets at key moments.

During the opening first-class match of the 2016-17 season, Maharaj picked up 13 for 157, and was then told he would be on South Africa's Test tour to Australia. Maharaj debuted at the WACA, an unusual place for a spinner, given the conditions, but did a remarkable job. In an innings in which he had to hold one end when Dale Steyn was injured, Maharaj bowled well enough to allow the other two seamers to be rotated at the other side. He took 3 for 56 in the first innings, four in the match, and scored an unbeaten 41 to show great promise for the future.

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Keshav Maharaj Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests5083957550551589/12912/28331.993.1660.6491
ODIs444322161686554/334/3330.654.5640.2200
T20Is2727545671242/212/2127.957.3822.7000
FC15625931766158505869/12913/15727.042.9954.218378
List A141138681553391825/345/3429.334.7037.4720
T20s159151320936901304/154/1528.386.8924.6100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests5080611358415.33189060.050513522160
ODIs442352384013.2228882.630029290
T20Is2782794113.1674106.750055120
FC156225273971114*20.05585467.83217480105580
List A141822394750*16.05109686.40018223470
T20s159773870045*17.94605115.70006124530
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj

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Recent Matches of Keshav Maharaj

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Dolphins vs Warriors10/3010-Mar-2024DurbanT20
Dolphins vs W Province13*1/2808-Mar-2024DurbanT20
Barishal vs Rangpur11/3119-Feb-2024ChattogramT20
Barishal vs Strikers--1/3117-Feb-2024ChattogramT20
Barishal vs Dhaka--1/1914-Feb-2024ChattogramT20

Photos of Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj removed two set batters in one over
Aiden Markram and Keshav Maharaj pose with the trophy
Kieron Pollard and Keshav Maharaj line up for a photograph
Keshav Maharaj got Faf du Plessis with a beautiful ball
The two captains Faf du Plessis and Keshav Maharaj
The six SA20 team captains and league commissioner Graeme Smith pose with the trophy