Aiden Markram was instrumental in South Africa’s win in the WTC Final, he was named as the Player of the Match following which he expressed that this win would revive Test cricket in South Africa. It has been seen that Test cricket has been declining in South Africa over the years. Markram, a passionate advocate for the traditional format, voiced his desire to see young South Africans pursue the honour of wearing the Test cap.
“It has always been my most favourite and most important format. Naturally, the choice of format is not in our hands, it is sort of the cards that you get dealt, really. It is really important, in my opinion, to keep Test cricket as the No. 1 format in South Africa. We understand the dynamics of the cricket world, but it is more about the young guy coming through and for him to consider the Test cap as the most important thing in South Africa. How long he plays for is a completely different conversation nowadays, but the No. 1 priority should be to play Test cricket, and I have always believed that,” Aiden Markram said after the WTC Final.
“All the questions that have been asked in the past have now hopefully been answered. In my opinion, the WTC Final was going to be the toughest one, as many days of good cricket can only get you results,” Markram said.
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“I wish I could have (stood there and soaked in the standing ovation). But that is me being me, I was so angry at myself when I got out. But there is definitely one or two memories from that,” he concluded.
