South African batsman Aiden Markram’s ICC World Test Championship winning 136 match in the final has been seen as one of the biggest performances in a title conflict by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting at Lord’s. Markram’s century helped to chase South Africa before lunch in four days to get its first major ICC Championship in 27 years.Markram’s impressive knock, 14 borders were characterized, came after the first innings was rejected for ducks.The victory marked South Africa’s first major ICC Trophy, as there was a long streak of disappointment in the knockout stages of various tournaments.
“When you look back through big ICC events, I think the first thing that probably comes to mind is the World Cup final. And then perhaps Travis Head’s innings (137) in the World Cup final, and then the final World Test Championship Final (163). Ponting said on the ICC Digital, “It has become absolutely good as any of them, which have been in the last few years of South African cricket, especially on their test side, seeing this,” Ponting said.Markram’s performance is particularly notable that in view of his recent career trajectory. He was removed from a tour of South Africa in Australia in the 20222/23 season due to poor form.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?His return to the form was indicated against the West Indies and one hundred hundred against India in Cape Town.“To stand up and be able to perform in this way when your team needs you the most, it is made up of prestige. I think everyone always knows how good a player Aiden Markram was. He did not even form the team. And here we are a few years later and he probably played one of his biggest knocks. I am sure if you asked him, he would probably say that he is the knock that he is proud of the most in his Test career, and I am sure that his colleagues saw it, who will probably unfollow all this. So, this is a great personal achievement for him, and it is a great achievement for the South African team, “Ponting concluded.
