South Africa, World Test Championship
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It has been a magnificent week for Test cricket at Lord’s, and huge congratulations to South Africa for a remarkable victory.
One such man was Dale Steyn, a legendary fast bowler and one of the best of all time, who never quite got close to lifting an ICC trophy. Steyn, on media duties for Star Sports, was overcome by pure emotion in the wake of those winning runs, rendered nearly speechless by what it meant to watch his country finally get over that hurdle.
Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn’t have the pleasure of finishing off what they started in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
South Africa's first ICC title since 1998, breaking the 28-year-long jinx, a 5-wicket triumph in the World Test Championship final against Australia triggered several records to be toppled at the 'Home of Cricket',
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India Today on MSNVideo: South Africa team sings Bella Ciao-style Temba Bavuma song after WTC winSouth Africa clinched their first ICC World Test Championship title in 27 years. Bavuma’s courageous innings and viral team celebration highlight a historic cricket moment.
Temba Bavuma, whose appointed as South Africa’s first black African Test captain in 2023 was met with scepticism, led South Africa to their first ICC world title on Saturday.
The resurgence of South Africa in cricket is excellent news for the sport on a global scale. Temba Bavuma is set to be remembered as one of the greatest captains South Africa has ever had in Test cricket.
No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,