Delhi: So the South Africa team has become the world champion for the first time in senior cricket in 27 years. The magnificent way in which the protiaz won the Lord’s will be remembered for a long time. A few years ago, it seemed that the South African team was getting ‘finish’. This was what he played in India in 2019. He was also losing on his pitches. The number 7 out of 10 teams in the World Cup was 7. Everyone was saying in the name of new talent that the treasure is empty. Since then a lot has changed and after Hansi Cronia (1998) for South Africa, Temba Bavuma (2025) brought the ICC Trophy and ended the long phase of bitter disappointment in the global tournament.

South Africa’s journey from bad times to return

The team of Chronia won in the ODI tournament which is now known as the Champions Trophy but then 12 defeats in the semi -final round of the 50 over World Cup, Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup, as well as defeat to India by 7 runs in the T20 World Cup final last year. 5 players of that final losing team also played at Lord’s and they must know which bad times the South African cricket was going through. Good players were leaving the country in the greed of T20 money and was left behind in Test cricket preference. Today the condition is that there is no domestic Test series schedule in the next season, although Australia and England have to play 3-3 Test series in 2026-27. It is expected that the victory of the World Test Championship will win cricket as a lifeline current in the veins of broadcaster and cricket lovers.

‘Choker’ victory to exit the tag

There is better cricket talent, only then the supply of good players never stopped. That is why he won 8 consecutive Tests, played in the final of the last T20 World Cup and also in the semi -finals of the 50 over World Cup in 2023. The victory of this time has worked on the global platform to remove the identity of generations from generation to generation and ‘Chockers’ in cricket. Sean Pollak gives it the name of hard work after his return to international cricket in 1992, but the hope will not stop now. Aiden Markram did not make just 100, batting that, forcing every player of the Australia team to clap and praise him when he was dismissed. This is the moment that the youth will look proudly and take inspiration.

Even when the game started in Lord’s fourth morning, it was never easy despite the target being reduced because this team was playing the burden of the history of Chockers. The biggest win is to score 69 runs on the fourth day and end the hope of any miracle from Australia. The tension was clearly visible but forced the Australia team of older players to defeat the last World Test Championship final. The defeat of this final has raised many questions on his Ashes match.

‘Expect’ name Temba

South Africa ended the 27 -year -old ICC Trophy drought. A great surprise is that this time, out of Australia, most people in the cricket world wanted to see South Africa winning. Perhaps this was also necessary for the correct balance of cricket. Nobody wants South Africa cricket to become a Test team of ‘No. 2’ fraternity, yearning for a big win. The team’s count in this community is increasing and it is necessary to stop it.

It is expected that the title will promote Test cricket in South Africa and will inspire the new generation to play more. The South Africa team will also play more series with other big teams. Incidentally, see that the current team captain Temba Bavuma and ‘Temba’ in the local language means hope, and this victory has been given by Temba Bavuma to South Africa. Incidentally, he has brought South African cricket to the door of a new era in Test cricket as the first regular black African Test captain.