WTC Final: ‘We have buried the past,’ Aiden Markram says that South Africa’s dream is bigger than God’s encounter. Cricket news
South African batsman Aiden Markram expressed confidence that his team would overcome the failures of the previous tournament when he would face Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday. Talking to reporters at Lord’s on Sunday, Markram addressed concerns about the previous defeat, including the last year’s T20 World Cup final loss in India in Barbados.South Africa’s last heartbreak in the T20 World Cup final fell short despite the need of just 30 runs from 30 balls with six wickets against India.Markram, who captained the T20 team and is one of the five players of that match in the current WTC final squad, believes that the test team led by Temba Bavuma will contact this challenge differently.“This team is slightly different. Some of us who have been a part of the previous events, which have not gone through our way, have clearly interacted with each other and have ensured that we have buried it well and have taken some good lessons.
As a opener, Markram would face Australia’s formidable bowling attack, while South Africa counters under the leadership of Kagiso Rabada with their own impressive speed attack.“When you are opening batting, it is obvious that your responsibility is to bring the team to a good beginning and get us ahead of the game. So this is a challenge, this is the challenge. This is what you are preparing against your bowlers, who are world -class, it can only help you as a batsman, as many times.”South Africa’s qualification for the final came after winning seven consecutive Tests, mostly in short series format.
“There has been a lot of two-marks chain of our series. So to win that series, you cannot start slow. There is no other dip on it, so we are going to make sure that we are running on the ground and good and sharp, which is a day.”30 -year -old Markram, with 45 Test matches under his belt, is feared to have a historic opportunity to play in Lord’s.“Playing in a Test match here is really special and then obviously a final is probably cherry at the top.”Asked what are the memorable of Lord’s, Markram replied: “Perhaps history … You know how many great people of the game have played here. We have the opportunity to play in the same area and share the changing room in the same area that they were sitting once, it is a very good idea.”
