Aiden Markram

Aiden Kyle Markram, born on October 4, 1994, is a South African cricketer and the current captain of the South Africa national cricket team in Twenty20 Internationals. He first gained prominence by captaining South Africa's under-19 team to victory in the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was named one of the five Cricketers of the Year in the 2018 South African Cricket Annual. Markram made his international debut in September 2017 and quickly established himself as a key player, scoring two Test centuries in his first three matches and captaining South Africa in ODIs at just 23 years old. He leads Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 league, guiding them to titles in 2023 and 2024.

Markram was a crucial part of the South African team that won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, earning Player of the Match for his match-winning century and helping South Africa secure their second ICC title after a 27-year wait. In 2023, he became South Africa's T20I captain and led the team to the final of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, becoming the first Proteas captain to reach a World Cup final in this format. Despite a quiet tournament personally, his leadership has been instrumental in elevating South African cricket. Markram continues to be a central figure in South Africa's cricketing success across all formats.