The weight of history bearing down.We are, of course, referring to India's intra-squad warm-up match ahead of the first Test against England. What did you think we meant?Oh sure, the World Test Championship final was going on,

Ashwell Prince celebrated the win in the Proteas dressing room and dedicated a special song to South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma.

A day after South Africa won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship, head coach Shukri Conrad said the sport is deeply valued by all members of the winning team, as well as by the people of

Their win-loss ratio of 5.0 was the best by any team at home in this cycle, with Australia's 3.5 (seven wins in ten home Tests) second.Outside of home, South Africa won two of their three series, including beating Bangladesh to register their first Test series in Asia after a decade.

"It's very hard for the average cricket fan to understand who's the best team in the world and how exactly the top two teams make it to the final," said former England captain Michael Vaughan, now a television pundit.

One such man was Dale Steyn, a legendary fast bowler and one of the best of all time, who never quite got close to lifting an ICC trophy. Steyn, on media duties for Star Sports, was overcome by pure emotion in the wake of those winning runs, rendered nearly speechless by what it meant to watch his country finally get over that hurdle.

Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has lashed out at compatriot Josh Hazlewood for prioritising the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa,

The five-wicket defeat at Lord's, after posting a 74-run first-innings lead, has renewed focus on Australia's top order which has struggled since David Warner retired 17 months ago

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.