Aiden Markram, South Africa’s T20 captain, claimed he had a good time with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League last year. Throughout the season, the right-handed hitter formed a good opening pair with Mitchell Marsh. He scored 445 runs in 13 matches, with an average of 34.23 and a strike rate of 148.83.
On November 15, the deadline for franchises to notify their retentions and releases, LSG chose to keep Markram in their setup. The 31-year-old thanked the Lucknow franchise for retaining him and said he is looking forward to another season with Rishabh Pant and company.
“Yeah, it’s great. I really enjoyed my time with the Lucknow franchise last year. I made some really good friendships and enjoyed just a few months together with the squad. So, I’m very grateful to be retained and obviously looking forward to another season with them,” Markram said in a video posted by LSG in ‘X’.
I think the competition looks really promising for us: Aiden Markram
Markram stated that LSG may have made the playoffs this year if they had won a few more crucial games. The Super Giants finished eighth in the rankings, with six victories and eight losses from 14 games. The Centurion-born anticipated that the squad will continue on their success in IPL 2025 and have a great campaign the following year.
“You have to be really good as a team to do well in the IPL. I don’t think we were very far off last season. A couple of moments here and there and a few results would have looked different. Before you know it, you’ve qualified for the knockout. So, definitely not overcomplicating anything. I think trying to do the things we did well, try to redo those things and win a couple more crunch moments. Before you know it, I think the competition looks really promising for us,” Markram explained.
Aiden Markram is now in India with South Africa’s touring squad. The opening batsman scored 31 and 4 in the first Test at Eden Gardens, which South Africa won by 30 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
