ICC T20 World Cup 2024: “Massive Hunger For Us To Go Out And Win”- SA Skipper Aiden Markram Looks to Create History In T20 World Cup Final Against India

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 South Africa and India will face each other in an epic clash so it will be worth watching. South Africa defeated mighty Afghanistan single-handedly which made them through to the final. South Africa has reached the first time in the final and the first time is always special, so skipper Aiden Markram will try to win this cup and it’s an honor for their country.

Aiden Markram is ready for the final

South Africa skipper Aiden Markram is ready for the final and he is quite confident that he will win the World Cup. Aiden Markram also stated that we are facing one of the greatest teams like India and it will be a heavy clash. Aiden Markram last won the under-19 World Cup in 2014 and now he is leading the team to the T20 World Cup final, he has come a long way. While Speaking Aiden Markram said:

“Probably I just see it as a new game of cricket, to be honest. We all know India’s a great team. We as a team, as South Africans, have been sort of trending in the right direction the last couple of years, but maybe not progressed in tournaments as far as we would have liked.

“So, an exciting occasion tomorrow against a good opposition in India, but a nice opportunity for us as the Proteas as well,” said Markram. “There have been close moments in games that would have probably affected the result and we managed to win those moments.

“To have done them two, three, maybe four times throughout the competition so far has sort of given the team the belief that you can win from any position, which I think is quite important for a team to have that,” said Markram. “You play a game, you get on a plane, you fly, you check in at a new hotel, and play your next game of cricket the next day. So, I don’t think there’s too much reflecting that happens.

“But it’s more the opportunity that we have of being in a final that sort of excites me quite a bit I think after the competition we will sit back and appreciate what we’ve achieved so far as a team,” he said.

“But yeah, we’d love to get to our first final and be able to win that first final. And hopefully in the years to come that can break the burden of what a lot of other people are saying about us as a team,” he said. “Yeah, we’ve had a couple (in Florida as well). I suppose a lot of other teams have gone through similar things. And we joke about it as a team and say, like, we’re kind of used to it now.

“There’s no point sulking around and making it more miserable than what it might already seem to be. So, it was a slightly longer day yesterday (laughs).” “…you say, ‘Guys, we’ve still got one more step to go’. So, it’s not driven by a coach or by the captain. The whole unit sort of feels that and is driven by that.

“…sportsmen are highly competitive people and nobody would want to lose, and especially not lose in a final. So, I think there’s no sense that the guys are satisfied regardless of the result tomorrow. I think there’s still a massive hunger for us to go out and win tomorrow’s game.”