CRICKET - South Africa's new opening batsmen Aiden Markram received another vote of confidence on Wednesday as captain Faf du Plessis predicted he could have a promising future.
Markram has been called up to partner Dean Elgar and will make his debut on Thursday in the first test against Bangladesh at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.
"He has a very good head on his shoulders and I think someone like that generally learns quickly and if there was one or two things that he was going to learn in international cricket‚ he will make those decisions quickly," said the captain.
"Players like that generally step-up to international cricket a lot quicker."
Markram is the latest opening partner for Elgar after a number of players have struggled to establish themselves in an unsettled position for South Africa.
Elgar said on Monday he thought the 22-year-old, who has a first class average of 44.33 and was recently appointed captain of his provincial team, was a special player.
