South Africa captain Aiden Markram expressed confidence in his team’s ability to secure victory from any situation ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final against India.
This is the first time the Proteas Men are competing in a World Cup final, having lost seven semi-finals, including a gut-wrenching defeat against Australia in the 1999 World Cup.
Speaking ahead of the final, Markram acknowledged Proteas’ struggles in the ICC tournaments in the past, however, he believes that his side can rewrite history.
“Probably I just see it as a new game of cricket, to be honest. We all know India’s a great team. Us 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,” he said.
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“So, an exciting occasion tomorrow against a good opposition in India, but a nice opportunity for us as the Proteas as well.”
South Africa won a few narrow games on their way to the final. Aiden Markram believes this will help his team in the final, as they know how to come out victorious from pressure situations.
“There have been close moments in games that would have probably affected the result and we managed to win those moments,” Markram added.
“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.”
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