What each international cricket team could look like in 10 years

South Africa

Aiden Markram has already captained South Africa and established a place in the Test team

The South Africa cricket team's future XI was pretty easy to compile aside from the middle order. The opening batsmen, Quinton de Kock, and my choice for captain, Aiden Markram, are very easy choices and many people would put a lot of money on them being the future opening pair for the Proteas. Heinrich Klaasen in the middle was also a very easy choice due to his immense potential and fantastic recent performances, including a blistering 69 against India.

The rest of the middle order was very difficult to pick, though. At number three I have gone with Tony de Zorzi. de Zorzi is an established leader and has been a very consistent scorer for both Titans and Northerns. De Zorzi could also open with de Kock with Markram at three or four. Theunis de Bruyn and Zubayr Hamza complete the middle order. De Bruyn is already a Test batsman and has also thrived in the South African T20 league, where he hit a ton in an earlier game. The 22-year-old Hamza seems to be a late bloomer and has a very promising future ahead of him.

The one spinner in this team is Prenelan Subrayen, an off-spinner who plays for Dolphins. Subrayen has been very consistent and an international call-up is surely on the horizon, in all formats. Aside from the easy picks in Andile Phehlukwayo and Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi gets my vote courtesy his performances in Test cricket thus far and the fact that he will spend time with IPL side Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2018. Willem Mulder completes the line up. He has played for South Africa before and has impressed; the 22-year-old already has a century and a seven-fer to his name.

2028 South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram (C), Tony de Zorzi, Theunis de Bruyn, Heinrich Klaasen, Zubayr Hamza, Andile Phehlukwayo, Prenelan Subrayen, Willem Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.