South Africa showcased an impressive home record during the 2023-25 World Test Championship, winning five out of six matches

The World Test Championship (WTC) triumph not only took South African cricket to a different level but also their captain Temba Bavuma to the peak of an elite list which has the likes of Ricky Ponting,

The current world Test champion team is Temba Bavuma 's and he is owning it.

South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, broke their 27-year jinx of not winning an ICC Trophy. The Proteas defeated Australia by five wickets to win the WTC Final, and the victory will go down in history as the one who finally broke that dreaded ICC curse. The Proteas also did in in style, winning eight Tests in a row to win the title.

Temba Bavuma-led South Africa defied odds and defeated Pat Cummins' Australia to clinch the World Test Championship (WTC) mace at Lord's on Saturday. The victory was a combined effort by the Proteas unit but there were few standout performers,

Temba Bavuma led South Africa to a historic victory over Australia in the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's, securing their first ICC t

Bavuma, hence, became the second captain, after Percy Chapman in the 1920s, to win nine of their first ten Tests, and the second captain after Warwick Armstrong, also in the 1920s, to go unbeaten in his first ten Tests.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma revealed a desire to emulate the Springboks’ all-conquering rugby team after the WTC final win over Australia at Lord's.

Temba Bavuma's lion-hearted stand at Lord’s, battling injury and pressure in South Africa’s record WTC chase, has become the emotional heartbeat of a nation dreaming of its first ICC men’s trophy.