Markram On Abhishek Sharma in IPL 2024
“Abhi (Abhishek) has made massive strides this season. He was showing some positive signs in the previous seasons and what he’s achieved so far this season puts him in good stead for hopefully representing India one day,” Markram said. “He’s got a very calm and level head on his shoulders and he’ll take everything in his stride. But my fingers are certainly crossed for him to go to higher honours,” he added. Markram, who captains the South African team, referred to Sharma and Head as the "brothers of destruction" in an interview with PTI Videos. Markram also weighed in on the discussion regarding the impact player rule, suggesting that the inclusion of an extra batter in the team lineup has empowered teams to adopt a more aggressive playing style. “Naturally, when you have that extra batter in your batting line-up, you feel more freedom as a player. And obviously from the start of the innings, the openers feel that extra bit of freedom as well,” he explained.“I think we’ve seen it with quite a few other teams that have been doing it. So I’ll definitely say that the impact players have created that and created probably a new brand of T20 cricket that happens here in IPL,” he said.