Aiden Markram says it will be a "dream come true" to open the batting for the Proteas with franchise teammate Dean Elgar against Bangladesh during the two-match test series starting in Potchefstroom on Thursday. Speaking in Centurion on Friday afternoon after their Sunfoil Series match against the Dolphins ended in a draw where he captained the Titans‚ the unassuming 22-year old Markram confessed that he always had a dream of becoming a Proteas player. "I am incredibly happy and privileged to be part of the South African test squad. I haven’t given it much thought at all because my focus was on the match against the Dolphins. I supposed it will sink in the next couple of days‚" he said. "This is what you dream of as a little boy‚ for a dream like this to come true is unbelievable and I am excited for the series that is ahead and I will work hard in the next two weeks‚" he said. On the first day of the four-day match against the Dolphins‚ Markram scored 119 with new Proteas coach Ot...
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