Makram appointed as Proteas T20 captain
Cricket South Africa has announced the appointment of Aiden Markram as the Proteas’ new T20I captain.
The ODI and T20 International squads, along with the coaching appointments for the white-ball series against West Indies later this month, were announced on Monday.
Markram takes over from Temba Bavuma, who stepped down as T20I captain last month.
He previously led South Africa at Under-19 level earlier in his career and also captained at provincial and franchise level as well. Most recently, he lead Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the inaugural Betway SA20 title.
Other notable selections include DP World Lions Bjorn Fortuin, and his Lions team mate, all-rounder Sisanda Magala.
Within the 50-over set-up, several core white-ball players have been rested for the first and second ODIs and will return for the third match.
Pace pair Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada have also been given a much-needed break for the series.
Four uncapped players have been named in the squad with Knights fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, Western Province batter Tony de Zorzi and Warriors batter Tristan Stubbs earning their maiden ODI call-ups.
Lions batter Ryan Rickelton makes his return to the ODI setup following an impressive One-Day Cup campaign which saw the left-hander finish the leading run-scorer with 452 runs at an average of 64,57, including two hundreds and as many fifties.
“This is a squad that is high on confidence after beating one of the best white-ball teams in the world, England, in their most recent series,” said Proteas head coach Rob Walter.
"We have introduced a few new faces to the 50-over squad. I am personally excited to see how the likes of Tony de Zorzi gets on in the ODI team, the same with Gerald Coetzee, following debuts for both of them during the ongoing Test series. Both are players that have the potential to play a huge role in the future of the national team along with Tristan Stubbs, who has already made such a significant mark in the T20I arena.”
