Virat Kohli's old tweet on Aiden Markram resurfaces as South Africa bow out of ICC T20 World Cup | Photo Credit: APKey Highlights Aiden Markram-starrer South Africa bowed out of the ICC World T20 2021 on Saturday Aiden Markram smashed a quick-fire 52 against England in South Africa's 10-run win over the Three Lions Indian skipper Virat Kohli had shared a tweet about Aiden Markram in 2018Fresh from a fruitful campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 with KL Rahul's Punjab Kings (PBKS), South Africa batter Aiden Markram made his mark in the 2021 edition of the ICC World T20. Successfully exposing himself to the highest standard of the popular sport, Markram ended up hitting a purple patch for the Proteas in the Super 12 phase of the ICC World T20 2021. "Aiden Markram is a delight to watch!," Kohli had tweeted when Australia toured South Africa for a four-match bilateral Test series. Though South Africa came up with an all-round show in their final group game, the Proteas failed to secure their berth for the semi-final stage. England bagged the top spot while Aaron Finch’s Australia outclassed South Africa on net run-rate to secure the second spot in Group 1.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 07, 2021 20:50 UTC