Markram holds the distinction of being the only South African captain to win a World Cup - he won the U-19 World Cup for his country in 2014 and was escalated to instant stardom. A stylish batsmen with lots of aggresive strokes in his repertoire, Markram is already seen as a future leader in South Africa. However, his captaincy debut against India was a disaster as India won the six match series 4-1. Still, Markram is the Proteas' first choice opener in Tests and ODIs and will play an important part in the side's fortunes in the near future.
Read MoreAustralia were feeling the pressure when Markram and de Villiers took South Africa to 247/2, setting the crowd off with the tampering taunts.
Kohli posted a special message for Markram on Twitter, hailing him for his noteworthy knock that was decorated with a six and 17 boundaries.
Australia reduced South Africa to 293/9 in their second innings, one wicket from ending the game, when the bad lights stopped play.
Markram had no hesitation in admitting that Kohli was the massive difference between both the sides and should be credited for his decisions as a leader and a batsman who can take the game forward.
Markram was handed the South African captaincy after the first ODI as Faf du Plessis got injured and it was a trial by fire with India trouncing the hosts 5-1 in a lopsided six-match series.
The in-stand skipper who came in place of injured Faf du Plessis, said that the team would draw out reasons for their poor run in the limited overs format and will have to start from scratch to identify the problems.
India captain Kohli was once again in punishing mood in Centurion as he personally anchored Proteas' biggest humiliation in a bilateral series at home in last 17 years.
Markram has been fined 20 percent of his match fee, while the other South African players have received 10 percent fine for the slow over-rate in Johannesburg ODI against India.
The in-stand skipper who is in place of Faf du Plessis, asked his players to express themselves without any fear which eventually brought the hosts a great result.
The Indian skipper felt that after all the distractions and interruptions, it was South Africa who deserved to win as the Men in Blue could not grab the chances that were presented to them at Johannesburg.
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Team India are off to Johannesburg where they won the third and final Test match and all-rounder Hardik Pandya took to social media to state that the team is on their way.
The table turned drastically as South Africa suffered their heaviest defeat at home after going 17 matches unbeaten.
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In a surprising move, the 23-year-old batsman was named the captain for the remaining five ODIs against India owing to Faf du Plessis withdrawal due to a finger injury.
The 23-year old Markram has led South Africa to Under-19 World Cup triumph in 2014 and has been widely regarded as a future captain.
Ashwin was India's best bowler with 3/90 on the first day as the Indian seamers struggled for the most part on a surprisingly slow pitch at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
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