CSA
Cricket South Africa said Proteas left-arm spinner, Keshav Maharaj, became the country’s most successful spinner during the recent tour of the West Indies.
The Hollywoodbets Dolphins star surpassed Hugh Tayfield when he took his 171st test wicket.
“Tayfield, who like Maharaj was also a Durbanite, held the record for over 60 years until Maharaj broke that record in his 52nd test match for the Proteas.
“Maharaj now sits just one wicket clear of the great off-spinner Tayfield,” CSA said.
The 34-year-old made his debut for South Africa in 2016 in Perth against Australia, taking four wickets in that test match, and scoring 41 runs in the second innings to help his team to an emphatic win.
“In 2018 Maharaj then lit up the test world when he ripped through the Sri Lanka batting lineup to take 9/129 in the first innings of the test match in Colombo. Those figures remain the second best by a South Africa behind Tayfield who took 9/113 against England in 1957.”
Maharaj began his career at the Dolphins and represented all the age-group teams through the KZN pipeline before graduating to the KZN men’s side in 2006. He then progressed into the Dolphins ranks where he has been a stalwart ever since.
Hollywoodbets Dolphins assistant coach Mduduzi Mbatha is not surprised at what he’s achieved.
“When you talk about Keshav Maharaj you talk about world-class preparation. He’s the first to arrive at training and the last to leave,” he said.
Maharaj's impact on international cricket continues to grow as he currently sits at number one on the official ICC ODI bowler rankings.
