Keshav Maharaj created history. (Photo- Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images))
The first match of the two -match Test series between South Africa and Zimbabwe is being played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. In this match, South Africa’s star spinner Keshav Maharaj created history. Keshav Maharaj has shown an act in Test cricket that no South African player could do before him. He has immortalized his name in South Africa cricket.
Keshav Maharaj created history
Keshav Maharaj took a big record by dismissing captain Craig Ervin during Zimbabwe’s first innings in this match. He touched the 200 wicket mark in Test cricket as soon as he took his first wicket in this match. With this, he has become the first spinner of South Africa to take 200 wickets in Test cricket. He is the ninth bowler to achieve this feat for South Africa, but before him all eight bowlers have been fast bowlers.
Let me tell you, Keshav Maharaj is a player of Indian origin, who plays for South Africa. Keshav Maharaj is a great devotee of Hanuman ji and has deep faith in Hinduism. Keshav’s ancestors were residents of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. But in 1874, all Durban shifted and he was also born in Durban. He is also captaining South Africa in this match. Actually, regular captain Temba Bavuma is not a part of this series, he is recovering from the hamstring injury during the final of the World Test Championship.
South Africa’s strong start
The first day’s game was named after South Africa, in which his team scored 418 runs for 9 wickets. Debutant Luan-Dri Pretorians played 153 runs and Corbin Bosh played a brilliant innings of 100 not out. On the other hand, Tanaka Chivanga took four wickets in Zimbabwe’s bowling, but he could not completely stop the South African batsmen. The start of the match for South Africa was not special, but there was a strong comeback from their batsmen.
