Johannesburg, June 18 -- South African Test captain Temba Bavuma expressed his delight after reaching home on Wednesday after defeating Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

The match was played at Lord's from June 11 to 14.

The Proteas squad was welcomed by the country's sports minister, Gayton McKenzie and by the people from across South African society, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Among those present were children from KFC's Mini Cricket programme -- the country's largest grassroots cricket initiative -- along with students from the former schools of some players, including Pretoria Boys High School, where Aiden Markram once studied, and relatives like the brother of Wiaan Mulder.

The cricketers spent time signing au...