T20 World Cup loss the motivator, says Markram

THE Proteas have certainly taken the monkey off their backs.

- ONGAMA GCWABE

Gone are the days when South Africa are associated with the 'chockers' tag after winning their first major ICC trophy at Lord's yesterday when they beat Australia by five wickets to be crowned the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Champions.

Centurion Aiden Markram highlighted that they don't want to hear the tag being brought up again in major ICC events, as they have gotten rid of it at Lord's this week.

The 30-year-old emphasised that getting rid of the tag was part of the motivation this week.

"It would be great not to have to hear it again, that's for sure. In terms of it motivating you, there's always going to be external things that can motivate you, but it's not your sole purpose for playing," Markram told the media yesterday.