Follow UsAiden Markram, the national hero of South Africa after his match-winning century in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023-25 against Australia, revealed that it was his frustration after the T20 World Cup 2024 Final loss from a winning position against India that kept him going at Lord’s, to make sure that he and his team didn’t finish second twice in a row.
“I thought a lot about the T20 World Cup last night. And how helpless I felt sitting on the side after getting out, and I was like I didn’t want to sit there again. That gave me a bit of motivation to stay on the crease if I could,” Markram was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference of the WTC Final by Indian Express.
“But never once thought about the achievements and what would come with it. It was always about trying to get the job done and trying to win,” added the man who scored a brilliant 136 off 207 balls as his team chased down the target of 282 with five wickets in hand.
Markram also answered the infamous question about South Africa being chokers. He made no fuss about it and, in a straight way, said, “It will be great to not hear it (insults of choking) again, that’s for sure. So to get the job done. Literally, to have got the job done and to get rid of that is a big thing for this team.”