South Africa v/s India: Rookie skipper Aiden Markram looking to thrive on ‘good pressure’

The national team’s captaincy came his way quite early and in an unusual manner but Aiden Markram looks all prepared to deal with the “good pressure” by taking along the seniors in the side.

In a shocking move, the 23-year-old two-match old batsman was named the captain for the remaining five ODIs against India owing to Faf du Plessis withdrawal due to a finger injury.

“It’s a big honour. The selectors showing confidence in me to take over, it means quite a bit. It’s a super humbling experience, but yes, we’re going to need to do this for Faf, I believe,” said Markram on the even of second ODI.

“I think it’s something that you can’t take for granted. I really enjoy captaining but it’s an unexpected thing. Like I said it was a freak incident with Faf and this has all just happened so quickly,” he said.

“I managed to sleep, yeah,” he added, laughing. “It’s going to be an additional pressure to deal with but I believe it’s a good pressure. You get good and bad sort of pressures, and for me, it’s really a pressure that hopefully, I can thrive on.”

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