Yorkshire sign South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj on short-term deal

The 29-year-old had a short stint at Yorkshire's rivals Lancashire last season, for whom he played three times in the Championship

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Yorkshire have completed the signing of South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj on a short-term basis.

The 29-year-old left-armer will be available for the county's next three games in the County Championship, which begins with their clash against Surrey in Scarborough on Sunday.

Maharaj, who had a brief, three-game stint with Yorkshire's rivals Lancashire last season, has taken 427 first-class wickets at an average of 27.44 and says he is happy to be back in the county game.

"I got the opportunity to play for Lancashire, and against Yorkshire, and developed a bit of a relationship with a few of the guys. I'm very, very happy and privileged to be coming back," he told the club website.

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"Aside from the cricket you learn a lot about yourself. You're sort of a stranger in a different place. You have to learn to take more responsibility and find a way to get through things. It adds to your character.

"Yorkshire are a very tight-knit club, very well run, with lots of people turning up on the day of the game. They play a very good, exciting brand of cricket.

"Everyone says spinners in the UK are a handful, but take nothing away because there are some really skilled batters in the UK so it's not as easy as people think it is. County Cricket is a very good challenge. You're playing against the very best in the country skill-wise from a very concentrated group of cricketers. That makes the standard of the competition even stronger."

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