Ricky Ponting holds the 136 of Aiden Markram among the largest in the ICC final | Cricket news

The winning sleeves of the South African drummer Aiden Markram of 136 in the final of the World CPI testing championship in Lord’s were praised as one of the greatest performances of a title of title of the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. The century of Markram helped South Africa continue 282 before lunch on the fourth day, guaranteeing its first major ICC championship in 27 years.The impressive coup de Markram, with 14 limits, came after being dismissed for a duck in the first sleeves.The victory marked the first major ICC trophy in South Africa since their long sequence of disappointments in the stages with direct elimination of various tournaments.

“When you look back through major ICC events, I think the first thing that probably comes to mind is the World Cup final. And then probably the rounds of Travis Head (137) in the World Cup final, then the last final of the world testing world championship (163). And this must be absolutely as good as any of them, given the scene, considering where the South African cricket has been in the past two years, in particular their test side, “said Ponting on Digital ICC.Markram’s performance is particularly remarkable given its recent career trajectory. It was abandoned from the South African tour in Australia during the 2022/23 season due to bad shape.Quiz: Who is this IPL player?His return to form was reported by a century of 115 against the Antilles and a hundred hundreds against India in Cape Town.“To be able to stand up and play like that when your team needs you the most of you is what the reputation is done. I think everyone has always known how good a player Aiden Markram was. And I have to admit, a few years ago, when South Africa turned in Australia, I could not believe that President Markham was not at all in this team team. He didn’t even have the team. And here we are a few years later and he played one of his biggest strokes. I am sure that if you asked him, he would probably say that he is the most proud in his test career, and I’m almost sure that his teammates who looked at all of this would probably be the same thing. So, it is a great individual success for him, and it is a magnificent success for the South African team, “concluded Ponting.