By Mark Ogagan
South Africa’s men’s cricket team, The Proteas returned to a heroes welcome at OR Tambo International airport on Wednesday after beating Australia to win the ICC World Test cricket in London last Saturday.
The Proteas floored Australia by five wickets at Lord’s to claim their first victory at a final of an ICC event in 27 years.
Meanwhile, the newly crowned champions are basking in their glory, with multiple members of their stellar cast at the WTC Final rising in the new ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
Leading the way is their Player of the Match from the final at Lord’s, Aiden Markram. The prolific batter has risen seven places to just outside the top-10 in the Men’s Test Batting Rankings, with only two points separating the Protea from New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (725) in 10th.
Markram amassed an impressive 136 runs off 207 balls in a masterful display of Test batting to take South Africa across the line in the WTC Final.
The 30-year-old, who also nabbed a couple of crucial wickets for South Africa, has also been rewarded in the Test All-Rounders Rankings, rising a whopping 44 places.
David Bedingham, who closed the famous win for South Africa, also made a move of note in the Batting Rankings, climbing 17 places to 40 alongside Cameron Green.
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