Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj (born 7 February 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. He was born in Durban, South Africa, and is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler who bats left-handed.

Maharaj made his Test debut in 2016 against Australia. Since then, he has become one of South Africa’s leading spin bowlers in Test cricket and has also played in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Keshav Maharaj
- **image**: New face 6- Keshav Maharaj.jpg
- **caption**: Maharaj bowling for Yorkshire in 2019
- **country**: South Africa
- **fullname**: Keshav Atmanand Maharaj
- **birth place**: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
High school: Northwood Boys High School
- **height**: 179 cm
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Slow left-arm orthodox
- **role**: Bowler (cricket), Bowler
- **international**: true
- **internationalspan**: 2016–present
- **testdebutdate**: 3 November
- **testdebutyear**: 2016
- **testdebutagainst**: Australia
- **testcap**: 327
- **lasttestdate**: 8 March
- **lasttestyear**: 2023
- **lasttestagainst**: West Indies
- **odidebutdate**: 27 May
- **odidebutyear**: 2017
- **odidebutagainst**: England
- **odicap**: 120
- **lastodidate**: 29 January
- **lastodiyear**: 2023
- **lastodiagainst**: England
- **odishirt**: 16
- **t20idebutdate**: 10 September
- **t20idebutyear**: 2021
- **t20idebutagainst**: Sri Lanka
- **t20icap**: 94
- **lastt20idate**: 6 November
- **lastt20iyear**: 2022
- **lastt20iagainst**: Netherlands
- **t20ishirt**: 16
- **club1**: KwaZulu-Natal cricket team, KwaZulu-Natal
- **club2**: Dolphins (cricket team), Dolphins
- **club3**: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire
- **year3**: 2018
- **club4**: Durban Heat
- **club5**: Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire
- **year5**: 2019
- **club6**: Durban's Super Giants
- **year6**: 2023
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 49
- **runs1**: 1,129
- **bat avg1**: 15.68
- **100s/50s1**: 0/5
- **top score1**: 84
- **deliveries1**: 9,575
- **wickets1**: 158
- **bowl avg1**: 31.99
- **fivefor1**: 9
- **tenfor1**: 1
- **best bowling1**: 9/129
- **catches/stumpings1**: 16/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 27
- **runs2**: 159
- **bat avg2**: 14.45
- **100s/50s2**: 0/0
- **top score2**: 28
- **deliveries2**: 1,345
- **wickets2**: 29
- **bowl avg2**: 37.03
- **fivefor2**: 0
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 3/25
- **catches/stumpings2**: 4/–
- **column3**: Twenty20 International, T20I
- **matches3**: 25
- **runs3**: 69
- **bat avg3**: 13.80
- **100s/50s3**: 0/0
- **top score3**: 41
- **deliveries3**: 503
- **wickets3**: 22
- **bowl avg3**: 27.50
- **fivefor3**: 0
- **tenfor3**: 0
- **best bowling3**: 2/21
- **catches/stumpings3**: 12/–
- **column4**: First-class cricket, FC
- **matches4**: 155
- **runs4**: 3,965
- **bat avg4**: 20.22
- **100s/50s4**: 2/17
- **top score4**: 114Not out, *
- **deliveries4**: 31,766
- **wickets4**: 586
- **bowl avg4**: 27.04
- **fivefor4**: 37
- **tenfor4**: 8
- **best bowling4**: 9/129
- **catches/stumpings4**: 58/–
- **date**: 14 March 2023
- **source**: http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/267724.html Cricinfo