Rishabh Pant hailed Aiden Markram for his “great knock” and also congratulated South Africa on winning the tournament.

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took centre stage and lauded South Africa's star opener Aiden Markram for his exceptional knock against Australia in the World Test Championship final, where the Proteas won their first ICC title since 1998.

Aiden Markram's ton stunned Pat Cummins' Australia as it resulted in South Africa defeating Pat Cummins and Co. in the World Test Championship 2025 Final

With a ton in the second innings at Lord's, Markram became just the third batter to score a century in the WTC final after Steve Smith and Travis Head. Markram found support in skipper Temba Bavuma as the duo frustrated the Australian attack.

Australia left-armer Mitchell Starc, who took three of South Africa's five second-innings wickets, told cricket.com.au they tried almost everything with the ball to dislodge the South African opener as he took full advantage of the best batting conditions in the second half of the match.

In a post on his X account, AB de Villiers expressed his joy as South Africa won their first ICC title in 27 years. He praised Aiden Markram, who scored a century in the WTC Final. He also was all praise for captain Temba Bavuma.

Aiden Markram, the Player of the Match in the WTC final, revealed he took inspiration from the T20 World Cup defeat against India last year.