5 Indian origin players who have represented South Africa

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1) Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj is an Indian origin left-arm spinner who made his international debut for South Africa in 2016. Maharaj has played 50 Test, 44  ODIs and 28 T20Is for the Proteas so far.

He has scalped 129 Test wickets, including seven five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul. Maharaj has also captained South Africa in ODIs and T20Is . He also made his debut in IPL 2024 for Rajasthan Royals. He will be present in the Proteas in current going T20 World Cup in USA & West Indies,

2 Prenelen Subrayen

Another Indian origin player present in the South African squad for the upcoming series is Prenelen Subrayen. He is a bowling all-rounder who bowls right-arm off-spin and bats right-handed.

Subrayen is yet to make his international debut, but he has presented South Africa at the U-19 level. He was a member of South Africa U-19 squad for the 2012 U-19 World Cup in Australia .

3) Hashim Amla

Hashim Amla is perhaps the most successful Indian origin player to have represented the South African cricket team. Amla played 124 Tests, 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is for the Proteas.

He scored more than 18,000 runs in international cricket. Amla even captained South Africa in all three formats of the game. He was considered to be the most technically sound batter to foot step in cricketing world.

4) Jonathan Vandiar

Jonathan Vandiar is another Indian origin player who has played for South Africa in the ICC U-19 World Cup but is yet to get a berth in the senior team. Vandiar was a member of the Proteas squad that lost to Virat Kohli’s India U-19s in the 2008 U-19 World Cup Final.

The left-handed batter has played 109 first-class matches, 94 List-A games and 70 T20s in his domestic career so far.

5) Senuran Muthusamy

27-year-old is a left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy made his Test debut for South Africa in 2019 against India. Muthusamy has not played international cricket for South Africa since that tour of India. He has two wickets to his name – Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.

He has been playing Domestic league games but yet to make a comeback in national side post 2019 India Tour.