With South Africa winning the ICC Test Championship, Temba Bavuma has written his name in the pages of history. No one expected that South Africa would be able to stand against a team like Australia, But Bavuma led the team with his captaincy and batting and gave a historic victory. With this victory, Bavuma has made a 100-year-old record in his name.
By winning the Test Championship, South Africa ended its 27-year ICC trophy drought. Earlier, South Africa had won the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998. With this victory, Bavuma removed the tag of chokers from South Africa’s forehead. With this win, Bavuma removed the tag of chokers from South Africa.
Bavuma took over the captaincy of South Africa after Dean Elgar and led his team to the Test Championship final without losing. He won nine of his first 10 matches as Test captain and one match was drawn. Bavuma has become the most successful Test captain in his first 10 matches. Bavuma has broken a 100-year-old record. He has surpassed England’s Percy Chapman who won nine of his first 10 matches in 1926, but lost one.