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

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took centre stage and lauded South Africa's star opener Aiden Markram for his exceptional knock against Australia in the World Test Championship final, where the Proteas won their first ICC title since 1998.

Kevin Pietersen lauded Aiden Markram's century against Australia at Lord's as South Africa's greatest Test innings. Markram's 136 guided the Proteas to a five-wicket victory in the World Test Championship final,

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

South Africa pulled off one of the most memorable run-chases in ICC tournament history in the WTC 2025 Final, with Aiden Markram scoring a ton. The Proteas thus managed to break a world record that was held by India for 14 years.

Was this something Virat Kohli had anticipated for Aiden Markram? Although he couldn't have, Kohli, like the majority of previous greats in the game, recognized early on that class is permanent.

When Aiden Markram reached his 8th Test century with a boundary in the WTC final, AB de Villiers brought his phone out to record the emotional scenes at Lord's.

Proteas opening batter Aiden Markram told the media that the T20 World Cup loss to India last year played a part in giving them motivation to win the Test Championship at Lord's.