Aiden Markram Credits Dean Elgar for Stellar Debut Season

Proteas opening batsman Aiden Markram picked beating Australia in the last season, as his highlight of the season after he got the International Newcomer of the Year Award at the Cricket South Africa (CSA) awards function last weekend.

Meanwhile, Markram scored exactly 1,000 runs in his maiden Test season, batting at the staggering average of 55.55.

The 24-year-old Markram notched two centuries as well as a half-century against the Aussies. He has a total of four tons to date; to go with three half-centuries.

Speaking about his best moment so far in international cricket, Markram referred to thumping victory over Australia. He also admitted that it was a great feeling to be part of that riveting series.

“It was definitely beating the Australians,” Markram said. It was a very eventful series, a very heated series, so it was nice to have gotten over them. I was lucky to have been able to be part of this great series,” Markram told South African media.

Another standout moment was getting the ODI captaincy at the tender age of 23.

Markram got the role after Faf du Plessis suffered a mid-series injury against India. The right-handed batsman noted he learned a lot during the period.

“I learnt a lot in that month, probably the most I’ve learnt in my whole career,” he noted.

Credits Elgar for early success:

Markram’s stature in the world game has continued to grow since his debut against Bangladesh in October 2017. He has already risen to the eighth spot on the ICC’s batting rankings after only 10 Tests.

The youngster Aiden Markram conceded that he did not expect to have such a blockbuster season and thanked opening partner Dean Elgar for playing a key role in his rise.

“There’s no way that I expected the season to turn out the way it did. But I’m really grateful to have the first season go the way it did. A lot of credit must go to Dean (Elgar) for helping me settle into the spot. But there’s a lot of learning still taking place and I’m really fortunate how things panned out,” he concluded.

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