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Markram, De Villiers shine in three-team slogathon
Cricket South Africa is hopeful the unique format may catch on, though for many the jury will be out as the slogathon produced entertainment off the bat but...
Aiden Markram, 25, is considered one of the front-runners to take over the Test captaincy from Faf du Plessis when South Africa return to five-day action, and would likely have been a shoo-in if his form had not dipped so dramatically in the last year.
Aiden Markram will miss the third Test against India due to a wrist injury after striking something in frustration.
South Africa will play a three-day warm-up match against an Invitational XI starting on Thursday in Vijayanagaram.
The pair shared in a 155-run sixth-wicket stand as the tourists responded to the hosts’ 414 with 400 all out at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground.
Faf du Plessis will captain the team that includes several players who will experience their first ever World Cup tournament.
Hashim Amla has been in dismal form in recent months, averaging just under 20 in the ongoing CSA T20 Challenge, while Aiden Markram’s average in the Momentum One Day Cup exceeded 100.
In 2015, Vernon Philander’s last-minute selection into the national team while he was injured was used to blame the World Cup loss.
Titans and Proteas batsman Aiden Markram says he is not focusing on being selected for South Africa’s Cricket World Cup 15-man squad.
Philasande Sixaba says the Proteas selectors are faced with a real conundrum when picking their Cricket World Cup team.
The Titans built their innings on solid partnerships up front before a fourth-wicket stand of 142 between Markram and Elgar set the platform for a strong finish to the innings.
Opener Aiden Markram passed a fitness test on Thursday to confirm his place in the team.
Proteas opening batsman Aiden Markram has been passed fit to play in the third and final Test match against Pakistan at the Wanderers on Friday.
The Proteas plan to combat their slow over rate problem will be to utilize the spin of Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram in the third Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers, according to the stand in Captain Elgar.
Aiden Markram and Hashim Amla got the Proteas to 123/2 at the end of play, underlining a dominant performance for the hosts.
The Proteas were bowled out for a below average 173 in 42 overs, with Aiden Markram top scoring for the visitors with 47, a total the Australians chased down with 13 overs to spare.
This will be Aiden Markram's first Test outside of his South African conditions and he says the batsmen have been replicating the foreign conditions in their preparations.
Kagiso Rabada has been nominated for four awards and Aiden Markram for three awards.
Cricket SA have announced their contracted list of players for the 2018/19 season, with fast bowler Lungisani Ngidi and opening batsman Aiden Markram earning first national contracts.