The 33-year-old suffered the injury while celebrating a wicket in a test against the West Indies in Johannesburg and had to be taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
"I put my head down and sacrificed a lot, from a diet point of view, from a rehab point of view, from a recovery point of view, making sure I was getting eight to 10 hours of sleep every night.
Maharaj was still in a 'moon boot' hobbling around four months after surgery.
"Then at five months, I started to believe once I started to run again.
Maharaj was one of the stars on Tuesday as South Africa beat Australia by 111 runs in Potchefstroom to reduce the deficit in the series to 2-1.
Persons:
Keshav Maharaj, rupturing, Maharaj, Mark Gleeson, Toby Davis
Organizations:
West, Australia, Thomson
Locations:
PRETORIA, South Africa, India, West Indies, Johannesburg, Africa, Potchefstroom, Pretoria