Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Keshav Athmanand Maharaj
Age 34y 320d
Born Wednesday February 7, 1990, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox
Playing Role All Rounder

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaDolphins DolphinsKwaZulu Natal KwaZulu NatalLancashire LancashireSouth Africa A South Africa AYorkshire YorkshireRajasthan Royals Rajasthan RoyalsSouth Africa Emerging South Africa EmergingBarbados Royals Barbados RoyalsPretoria Mavericks Pretoria MavericksDurban Heat Durban HeatFortune Barishal Fortune BarishalDurban's Super Giants Durban's Super GiantsDallas Lonestars CC Dallas Lonestars CC

Awards

ICC Men's Player of the Month
ICC Men's Player of the Month - Apr 2022

Biography

Keshav Maharaj is an Indian origin spin specialist for South Africa. He is a left-arm bowler who made his first-class debut in November 2006. He represented Natal in domestic cricket and was a prolific wicket-taker for them. His hard work eventually paid off when the national selectors decided to hand him a chance.


Keshav made his Test debut in November 2016 against Australia and scalped 4 wickets in the match. In 2017, he made his ODI debut against England. In the same year, he was named as the International Newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. Maharaj has also proved himself as a good lower-order batsman and has been the front-line spinner for the national Test team since his debut. 

Debut
South Africa vs Australia at - - Thursday November 3, 2016

Batting

Matches 56
Innings 87
Runs 1173
100's - 50's 0 - 5
Sixes - Fours 24 - 139
Average 14.66
Strike Rate 59.93
Highest Score (vs Bangladesh, 08/04/2022) 84

Bowling

Matches 56
Innings 94
Overs 1838.4
Wickets 193
Economy Rate 3.11
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 11
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 1
Best Figures (vs Sri Lanka, 20/07/2018) 9/129

Fielding

Catches 20
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 1

Career Runs

306
231
154
77
Runs
Years

Career Wickets

48
36
24
12
Wickets
Years

Biography

sub title

Keshav Maharaj is an Indian origin spin specialist for South Africa. He is a left-arm bowler who made his first-class debut in November 2006. He represented Natal in domestic cricket and was a prolific wicket-taker for them. His hard work eventually paid off when the national selectors decided to hand him a chance.


Keshav made his Test debut in November 2016 against Australia and scalped 4 wickets in the match. In 2017, he made his ODI debut against England. In the same year, he was named as the International Newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. Maharaj has also proved himself as a good lower-order batsman and has been the front-line spinner for the national Test team since his debut.