Aiden Markram, the white-ball batter, has made significant strides.

At the beginning of 2021, there were questions about his place in the limited-overs setup. Towards the end of 2021, Markram was ranked third on the ICC T20 batting charts.

Within the space of 11 months, Markram made a significant leap. While one would argue he has always possessed the talent to be among the best batters in the world, it is his commitment to growing as a cricketer that has catapulted him to number three in the ICC rankings during the T20 World Cup campaign.

A large part of Markram’s growth in T20 cricket can be attributed to an intrinsic desire to elevate his skill set.

“The upskilling side of things has been a big thing for me. It’s maybe normal when you are young growing up and you think you can play in other conditions the same way that you do in South Africa. And you almost just hope that it will be okay. And you can get some runs together.

“But you have to go through the tough times to realize that you actually have to have different sort of game plans and be able to access and do different options according to whatever the conditions are dictating…”

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