Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant was jumping in joy for his IPL teammate and South Africa's T20 captain Aiden Markram, who brought out one of the knocks of the ICC finals as his 136 in the fourth innings was the foundation stone of South Africa's maiden WTC title win.

Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It’s his own fault. Markram set such a superlative standard out of the gate — three centuries and two 90s in his first six months — that when the runs stopped raining,

According to Kevin Pietersen, Aiden Markram's century in the World Test Championship final against Australia was the finest South African hitter's innings in the game's longest format. The Proteas ended their ICC title drought with a 5-wicket victory because of Markram's cool-headed 136 off 207 balls.