New Delhi, April 5 -- Aiden Markram has set his preferences right, stating he enjoys opening the batting, especially in the shortest format of the game, after being dropped down the order against Delhi Capitals in their ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) opener. Markram, who forged a successful opening partnership with Mitchell Marsh for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), was dropped to no.3 in order to accommodate Rishabh Pant at the top.

With every delivery a challenge for batters in T20s, opening the batting gives an individual a more time and a license to know exactly what the opposition is thinking upfront, something that the South African agreed to. When asked about the difference between opening the batting and at no.3, Markram admitted...