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    "title": "Consistent & Simple - Exploring Keshav Maharaj ",
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    "excerpt": "First and second dorsal interossei along with their palmar cousins - this might sound complicated but Keshav Maharaj is not. Left-arm spinners are pleasing to the eye because of how easily they do the",
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    "editor1": "<p>First and second dorsal interossei along with their palmar cousins - this might sound complicated but Keshav Maharaj is not. Left-arm spinners are pleasing to the eye because of how easily they do their job, and consistently.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Maharaj is&nbsp;the first spinner to take a hat-trick against West Indies, and in West Indies. The only 2nd South African to take a test hattrick, Keshav Maharaj, has silently risen to the top of the ranks amongst spinners.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Keshav Maharaj&#39;s 9th Over In The 2nd Innings Against Windies<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n0,0,W,W,W,0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WIvSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WIvSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Southafricacricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Southafricacricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProteaFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProteaFire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeshavMaharaj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeshavMaharaj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/14ZGipAg7u\">pic.twitter.com\/14ZGipAg7u<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1407021340498960386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Since his debut in November 2016, only three spinners have taken more wickets than him - R Ashwin, Nathan Lyon, and Ravindra Jadeja. Maharaj&#39;s 129 wickets have come in 36 test matches which might not be the fastest but that isn&#39;t the reason why he is in the South African team.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Keshav contains runs. He bowls when South Africa wants to hold runs and put pressure on the opposition. Yet, he has taken 18% of the wickets South Africa has taken since 2016. He averages two wickets per innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Maharaj is an uncomplicated bowler. He has two variations - orthodox spin and arm ball. His bowl drifts and turns, not much but the perfect amount.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keshav-maharaj-pitch-map.jpg\" style=\"height:311px; width:450px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the figure, one can see how consistently he hits his line and lengths. He continues to make the batter play, bowling in the area around the stumps. He doesn&#39;t bowl short - he can&#39;t afford to since he consistently bowls under the 90 kmph speed mark.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His speed makes the batter play, but then it either goes straight or turns - just the perfect amount. 43 of Maharaj&#39;s scalps are either LBW or bowled. His impact comes when the ball is slightly old - 21-30 overs. This is the time when he gets the ball to drift.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keshav-maharaj.jpg\" style=\"height:271px; width:450px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Keshav Maharaj is only behind Ravindra Jadeja as the highest wicket-taker by a left-arm spinner in the last five years. Maharaj has made an impact by keeping himself simple but the world likes complicated things.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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