Proteas coach Shukri Conrad places a high value on Aiden Markram’s overall importance within the Proteas dressing-room ahead of next week’s Test series against Sri Lanka.
Like Mickey from the epic Rocky movies, Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad remains firmly in the increasingly under-pressure Aiden Markram ’s corner.
But the SA Test mentor has come out swinging in defence of Markram ahead of next week’s first Test against Sri Lanka, which starts at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday. “His home performances have been better than his away performances, and I am looking forward to seeing what he will deliver.” The second Test victory in Chattogram, in particular, was due to Markram’s tactical astuteness, with the stand-in skipper convincing the coach that the Proteas should enforce the follow-on, which ultimately resulted in the victory.
He has often looked in good touch during these matches, striking the ball cleanly before finding ways to get dismissed.
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