Johannesburg, June 2 -- Ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia, South African opener Ryan Rickelton is relying on his past and current experiences in international cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL), as he awaits his to take down a world-class Aussie pace trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for the first-time in white clothing.

As South Africa gears up to face Australia in the World Test Championship Final on June 11 at Lord's, Rickelton is brimming with confidence. The left-hander has been in impressive form, having scored a career-best 259 the last time he played in the whites for the Proteas.

His purple patch has continued in the ongoing Indian Premier League, with 388 run...