South African star Aiden Markram said that Indian opening batter Abhishek Sharma would be a ‘big wicket’ for his team, posing a nice challenge for whoever takes the new ball in the five-match T20I series opener at the Barabati Stadium on Tuesday (December 9).

Abhishek is the top-ranked T20 batter in the world with a record rating. He’s the top run-scorer for India in the format with 1499 runs, while no one in the top-150 scorers of the year can better his strike-rate of 204.22.

“I’ve played with Abhi before at Sunrisers (the Hyderabad franchise in the IPL), a great guy and bats really well, so no doubt it’s a big wicket for us," Markram said on the eve of the first T20I. “Whoever takes the new ball, that’s a challenge to hopefully get him early. He is a match-winner and it’s an important

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