Kevin Pietersen stated that the knock played by Aiden Markram in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Final is the best-ever by a South African player in the history of Test cricket.
Markram had a horrible start in the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia as in South Africa's first innings, he bagged a 6-ball duck, falling to Mitchell Starc in the first over.
Conditions also got slightly easier to bat in the second innings, and Markram made the most of it by playing a knock for the ages. The opening batsman was involved in four crucial partnerships while chasing 282 in the WTC Final.
Although Aiden Markram was unable to finish the game, he did enough to make sure that the Proteas ended their 27-year wait for an ICC trophy.
Best innings any South African batter has ever played in Test match cricket - Kevin Pietersen on Aiden Markram
Speaking after the match, the England batting great Kevin Pietersen lauded Aiden Markram and hailed his knock as the best innings by a South African batter in Test cricket.
“Whether you’re a batter or a bowler, when your country is counting on you and you have to deliver — that pressure is immense. He lost Rickelton early, yet still went on to produce something truly magnificent. It’s hard to even describe the kind of pressure he was under,” he added.
Aiden is a big-match player - Kagiso Rabada
“Aiden is a big-match player. The way he held his ground with such resolve — it was remarkable to watch. His presence, the way he dominated his space, and stuck to his game plan without wavering was just brilliant.
"You still had to bat really well on that pitch — it wasn’t one where you could afford to be loose. They were setting off-side traps, leg-side traps, but he navigated all of it throughout his innings,” Rabada said.
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