Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj will rejoin Yorkshire for the remainder of the English county cricket season.

Maharaj took 20 wickets in three first-class matches for Yorkshire. This tally included a match-winning 10-wicket haul against Somerset at Headingley in Leeds last month.

He is in contention to be named Test Cricketer of the Year at Saturday’s Cricket South Africa awards in Pretoria and will rejoin Yorkshire later this month.

‘When I first arrived, I felt very welcomed by all the club officials and my fellow teammates,’ Maharaj told the club’s official website.

‘I managed to settle in really well on the cricketing front and I’m just glad that the opportunity has been afforded to me to be able to come back for the two four-day games and maybe a few T20s as well.

‘I’ve always wanted to play T20 cricket around the world, as regularly as I can and as often as I can. It’s my first T20 gig outside of South Africa, so I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully, I can have an impact and that the team can get through to finals day.

‘I would love to make this a regular feature with Yorkshire cricket. Being a pro cricketer, I’d love to ply my trade all over the world. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Yorkshire, so it will be a pleasure to come back as much as possible.’

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