Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has heaped praise on Aiden Markram for his heroics for South Africa in the World Test Championship final recently.

An Aussie cricket fan interviewed Protea fans who celebrated SA's big win with song, praising Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma for their performances.

Ricky Ponting lauded Aiden Markram's match-winning 136 in the ICC World Test Championship Final as comparable to iconic performances in other major title clashes. Markram's century propelled South Africa to victory,

Speaking in the aftermath of the epic World Test Championship Final at Lord's, Ponting had high praise for Markram's cracking ton that helped South Africa lift the mace, placing the knock among the best centuries that he could recall on the big stage.

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.

The WTC centurion hero also says getting the job done is the best way to get rid of 'chokers' tag, though external motivation is not the sole purpose of playing