Aiden Markram hopes '25 trend continues as SA plot WTC glory

2025 has been a year where many teams have broken their trophy droughts, and South Africa batter Aiden Markram said he is hoping the Proteas continues this trend when they take on Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) Final, starting at Lord's on June II.

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In the sporting world, cricket teams like Hobart Hurricanes and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their BBL and IPL trophies for the first time. In football, Paris Saint Germain, Crystal Palace, Bologna FC, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United FC also broke their long trophy droughts.

All of this serves as a good omen for the South African team, who haven't won any major senior men's silverware in cricket. "(There's) not much chat along those lines in terms of watching the other events, but hopefully that trend can continue.

"Obviously we've been chasing it now for many years as a squad. Across all formats, we've probably improved slightly throughout and had sniffs to win it. If we can get ourselves into a position over the five days of the Test match to win, we'll push really hard for that," said Markram to ICC Digital.