The Australian Cricket team is famous for their sledging, and they did not deprive themselves from doing that in the World Test Championship finale too. The winning captain from South Africa, Temba Bavuma, revealed that he heard the Aussies chirping behind him using the word "choke" quite a few times. Speaking to BBC Test Match Special, Bavuma said, "Whilst we were batting, we could hear the Aussies using that dreaded word, choke. The tag of us being chokers, that came about this morning. One of their players threw out the fact we could still get bowled out ... I definitely heard that.” South Africa is often tagged as chokers for their repeated failures right behind the brim. Even before they walked into the finals, Australians were tagged as favorites. Given their squad, especially that Josh Hazlewood never lost a final, they became popular before the match. The entire South African team was aware of including former Proteas legends like Graeme Smith, who pleaded not to pressurize the young team with the tag. And Temba Bavuma broke the chokers jinx after 27 years, that too defeating the "mighty" Australians by 5 wickets. He sounded naturally happy to get his name in the history books, as well as his country's. He added, "It's been years since we've overcome a final, we've been etched in history. Now we're part of something that has never been done." Read also: ICC updates two-ball rule in ODI cricket Aiden Markram's reaction after win Having Bavuma on the side, it's Aiden Markram who was no doubt the hero of the chase. Getting a duck in the first innings, he came back stronger, scored 136 runs, and was dismissed having 6 runs left to chase. Speaking during the post-match presentations, Markran expressed his relief of not being called as a choker anymore. He said, "It would be great to never hear that word [choke] again, that's for sure." Markram was awarded the player of the match award for his performance. He also took one wicket in each of the innings. Meanwhile, with the win, South Africa became the third country to win the Test mace since the inception of the World Test Championship, in 2021.