Aiden Markram on T20 World Cup 2024 final loss: The Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was held in June, in which South Africa had to face disappointment and the team missed out on winning the title after coming close to it. In the final match of the tournament, South Africa lost to India by 7 runs and thus lost the chance to win the ICC World Cup title for the first time. After the close defeat in the match, all the South African players looked very disappointed and now captain Aiden Markram has also admitted that it was a bit difficult to digest that defeat.

The South African team is currently on a tour of the West Indies, where the two teams recently played a 2-Test match series, in which the visiting team won 1-0. At the same time, three T20 matches are to be played between these two teams from 24 to 28 August.

What did Aiden Markram say about missing out on the T20 World Cup title?

During a press conference on Tuesday (August 20) in Guyana, Aiden Markram spoke about the loss in the final: “I've got to give it as much time as it needs. It was hard to get over that time. Certainly from then to now, it's gotten a little better to handle. Luckily I got a chance to get away from the game for a while. So away from the cricket conversation. It was good to get away from it and reset. Everyone handled it in their own way. Probably the most important thing is to make sure you don't get upset about it. So that you can forget it and move on.”

South Africa lost from a winning position

Talking about the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 played in Barbados on 29 June, the South African team was at one time close to creating history but then it had to face disappointment. In the match, India batted first and scored 176/7, in response, South Africa chased the target strongly and needed 26 runs in 24 balls with 6 wickets in hand to win. However, here in the match, Team India's bowlers made a comeback and South Africa had to face defeat by 7 runs.