Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI): South African spinner Keshav Maharaj has said that the thought of playing the World Cup in India last year was extra motivation for him to deal with his Achilles tendon injury and he would have been “shattered” if he was unable to make it.
He also opened up on his retirement plans.
In the second Test against West Indies at home last year, Keshav sustained a serious Achilles tendon injury which saw him get stretchered off the field. His participation in the ICC Cricket World Cup in India was in doubt but the Proteas spin spearhead recovered and made it to the marquee cricket tournament.
South Africa though, faced a heartbreak after losing to Australia in semi-final. In 10 matches in the World Cup, Maharaj took 15 wickets
Maharaj said that even though negative thoughts of not getting to play again crossed his mind, the World Cup served as a motivation to him to get fit. Winning the tournament could have been a fairy-tale finish for him, but he said