What might it mean to an uncapped player who outshines six internationals — three of them members of the Test top six — by scoring a century while the national side’s captain‚ coach and the convenor of selectors look on? It should‚ you would think‚ earn that player his first cap. Aiden Markram would not be human if he did not think he had done enough to crack the nod as Dean Elgar’s opening partner in the Test series against Bangladesh, starting in Potchefstroom on September 28. Markram made 119 for the Titans against the Dolphins in Centurion on Tuesday. Faf du Plessis scored 96‚ Quinton de Kock 54 and Elgar 21. Markram batted for more than four hours‚ faced 177 balls and hit 18 fours‚ and shared stands of 52 with Elgar and 193 with Du Plessis‚ SA’s captain. "It was a great innings and Faf also batted well‚" selection convenor Linda Zondi‚ who watched Markram bat along with new Proteas coach Ottis Gibson‚ said on Wednesday. Zondi said the Test squad should not be a long time coming...
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