1. Keshav Maharaj is currently the vice-captain of the side in limited overs cricket.
36 Facts About Keshav Maharaj
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Keshav Maharaj is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler and lower-order batsman.
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Keshav Maharaj made his debut in first-class cricket for KwaZulu-Natal in 2006 and Test debut for South Africa in November 2016.
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Keshav Maharaj represents Dolphins in domestic cricket and Durban's Super Giants in SA20.
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In September 2021, Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs against Sri Lanka.
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Keshav Maharaj made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in the same month while captaining the team in his debut match.
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Keshav Maharaj became the second bowler from South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Test match in June 2021 against West Indies.
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Keshav Maharaj was born on 7 February 1990 in a Hindu family to Athmanand Maharaj and Kanchan Mala in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Keshav Maharaj is of Indian ancestry, his great-grandfather hailed from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and migrated to Durban in 1874 as an indentured labourer.
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Keshav Maharaj's father played as a wicket keeper for KwaZulu-Natal.
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Keshav Maharaj took 4 for 12 off four overs, opening the bowling, in one of the T20 matches.
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Keshav Maharaj scored 114 runs off 119 balls and took 5 wickets in a match against Northerns.
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Keshav Maharaj played for Cuckfield in the Sussex Premier League in 2013, and as Nelson's professional in the Lancashire League in 2015.
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Keshav Maharaj finished the season with 44 first-class wickets at an average of 26.18.
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Keshav Maharaj was included in the KwaZulu-Natal squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.
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In October 2018, Keshav Maharaj was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.
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In September 2019, Keshav Maharaj was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
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Keshav Maharaj played for Fortune Barishal in 2024 Bangladesh Premier League.
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In October 2016, Keshav Maharaj was named in South Africa's squad for their series against Australia.
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Keshav Maharaj made his Test debut against the Australia on 3 November 2016 and picked up three wickets.
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Keshav Maharaj was the first specialist spinner to make his Test debut at Perth.
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On 10 March 2017, Keshav Maharaj took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests against New Zealand.
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Keshav Maharaj made his ODI debut for South Africa against England on 27 May 2017.
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In May 2017, Keshav Maharaj was named International Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.
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In July 2018, during the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Keshav Maharaj registered his best Test bowling figures in an innings of 9 for 129 and registered the best ever bowling figures in a Test innings by a visiting bowler in Sri Lanka.
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Keshav Maharaj recorded the best ever bowling figures in a Test innings by a South African in Asia.
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Keshav Maharaj became the second left-arm spinner, after Rangana Herath, to claim 9 wickets in a test innings.
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In October 2019, during the series against India, Keshav Maharaj took his 100th wicket in Test cricket.
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In November 2020, Keshav Maharaj was named in South Africa's squad for their limited overs series against England.
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On 21 June 2021, Keshav Maharaj took South Africa's second ever Test hat-trick, and first since Geoff Griffin at Lord's in 1960, during the fourth day of the second Test match of South Africa's tour of the West Indies.
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In September 2021, Keshav Maharaj was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup despite being uncapped in T20Is.
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Keshav Maharaj made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, for South Africa against Sri Lanka as the team's captain, and took a wicket with his first ball in T20Is.
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In March 2023, Keshav Maharaj ruptured his achilles tendon during a match against West Indies.
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In September 2023, Keshav Maharaj was named in the South African squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India after making a sooner than expected recovery from his injury.
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Keshav Maharaj was the lead spinner in the side and extracted drift, turn and bounce from the pitch and was one of the most economical bowlers in the tournament with an economy rate of 4.15.
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Keshav Maharaj contributed with the bat including a tenth wicket partnership with Tabraiz Shamsi leading to a win against Pakistan during a group stage fixture at Chennai.