Aiden Markram, the T20 captain for South Africa, ensured that the Proteas weren't letting another chance of finally ending the trophy drought slip as the table-toppers beat Australia in the final to win their maiden World Test Championship mace.

The WTC centurion hero also says getting the job done is the best way to get rid of 'chokers' tag, though external motivation is not the sole purpose of playing

Rishabh Pant hailed Aiden Markram for his “great knock” and also congratulated South Africa on winning the tournament.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant was jumping in joy for his IPL teammate and South Africa's T20 captain Aiden Markram, who brought out one of the knocks of the ICC finals as his 136 in the fourth innings was the foundation stone of South Africa's maiden WTC title win.

Aiden Markram's ton stunned Pat Cummins' Australia as it resulted in South Africa defeating Pat Cummins and Co. in the World Test Championship 2025 Final

Aiden Markram was full of compliments for his captain Temba Bavuma after he scored a fine 66 despite a hamstring strai

South Africa’s batting hero Aiden Markram has taken longer than expected to deliver on his promise, but a match-winning century against Australia in the World Test Championship final is being hailed as the biggest in the country’s cricketing history.

Australia left-armer Mitchell Starc, who took three of South Africa's five second-innings wickets, told cricket.com.au they tried almost everything with the ball to dislodge the South African opener as he took full advantage of the best batting conditions in the second half of the match.