When they qualified for their first-ever ICC World Cup final, South African team achieved their all time best under the leadership of Aiden Markram. They were going good on their way to lift the World Cup trophy, but the Indian bowlers had other plans, as they stole the victory from their hands. South African players were left in shock after the loss to the Men In Blue. Several weeks after the finals, Markram came clear and talked about their loss before the T20I series against West Indies.
“I should give it as much time as it needs,” he said in a press conference on August 20. “It was a tough one to swallow at the time. Definitely since then till now, it’s got a bit better to handle; to deal with and to process and put to bed.”
Markram was undergoing his own procedure in order to deal with this loss. He made some distance between him and the game for a while, which helped him move on from this loss.
“Luckily I was able to take some time to get away from the game, get away from cricket conversations that would spark the discussion once again,” Markram said. “It was nice to get away from that and to reset. Each individual processes it pretty much to themselves. Probably the most important thing is making sure you’re at peace with how it all ended. So that you can move on and move forward,” he added.
