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South Africa star all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy recalled his forgettable debut series in India, where he managed to pick two wickets in Tests after smashing his maiden century against India in 2025 during the Guwahati Test. The Proteas all-rounder of Indian descent reckoned that his career was as good as over, and he would never ever play a game in this country.
Senuran Muthusamy on cricketing comeback
Muthusamy, who had his best day of his career with a game-changing 109 against India while coming in at a not-so-comfortable 201 for five, has cracked the code of the sub-continent after an impactful performance in Pakistan. He picked up 11 wickets during his first Test outing in Pakistan and 89 not out in the second Test.
"My journey's been unique. Got a taste of international cricket in 2019 in India, debuted here, went back into the wilderness a little bit. Like you say, cricket is such a journey that you just try to take it one day at a time. You try not to think too far ahead.
"But there were times, especially after 2019, where I wasn't sure if I'd ever play Test cricket again and certainly not in India after we lost that series," Muthusamy said, making no bones about where he stood in his career six years back.
"So just really grateful for the support that I've got back home, for the people that are really close with me, the coaches, the support staff here, the players, my family back home, my friends. They've been incredible."
India vs South Africa 2nd Test
Coming back to the second Test match, India's spinners struggled as South Africa's Muthusamy and Marco Jansen (93 off 91), the last four South African batters, from numbers 7 to 11, added an incredible 243 runs, and the visitors scored 489 runs in the first innings of the Guwahati Test. After the end of the day's play, India's openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal off to a steady start, scoring nine runs.
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