Proteas all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy is looking forward to getting back on the park after giving his body some time to recuperate over the winter.
Muthusamy enjoyed a memorable 2025/26 season, playing a prominent role with both bat and ball on the Proteas’ tours to the subcontinent. The 31-year-old was named Player of the Series in Pakistan for his 11 wickets in the first Test, followed by his match-turning unbeaten 89 in the second.
He went one better on the subsequent tour to India, scoring his maiden Test century — which was also the only century across both teams in the series — during the second Test in Guwahati.
Upon returning home, Muthusamy threw himself into the domestic game, helping the Warriors to the CSA T20 Challenge title and Sunrisers Eastern Cape to a third Betway SA20 triumph.
It is these achievements, coupled with a supreme work ethic, that earned Muthusamy a deal with English County Championship side Kent. But it also came at a cost, with the left-arm spinner having picked up a knee injury, which prevented him from heading to Canterbury.
Muthusamy is, however, back to peak fitness and ready to go after being included in the South Africa ‘A’ side to face their Bangladesh counterparts this month.
“I had a niggle with my knee, so a bit of a knee injury,” Muthusamy said. “So, yeah, I've been doing a lot of rehab work.
“We've got a training camp with the SA ‘A’ team. We've got two four-day matches against Bangladesh ‘A’ in Pretoria and in Potch. So, just getting cricket-ready again, looking forward to that, and playing some cricket again.”
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad will be keeping a close eye on Muthusamy’s progress, with an extensive home international season ahead. The Proteas’ World Test Championship defence will be defined across three Tests against Australia, two against Bangladesh, and a further three against England.
With the Proteas having not played Test cricket at home since being crowned World Test Champions last June, Muthusamy is eager to be involved, especially as there is plenty of competition for the spinners’ berths.
“I think everybody's looking forward to international cricket during the home summer,” he said.
“We've got a load of fantastic cricketers. The international pool is really wide at the moment in South Africa and it's fantastic competition. It keeps us pushing and we've got to stay at the top of our game.
“It's really good for South African cricket and we're all trying our best. It's a lot to look forward to and the guys are raring to go.”