Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- South Africa captain Aiden Markram has dismissed any lingering baggage from the 2024 T20 World Cup final loss to India, emphasising that the team's motivation comes from a desire to win rather than dwelling on past disappointments.

"The previous World Cup is what it is, right? It's two years. It's done now. We've played a lot of cricket since," Markram said during the Captain's Day press conference ahead of the T20 World Cup, according to ICC.

"Every captain sitting here and the previous captains that were in here before us, they all want to lift the trophy. You have to earn that right in your group stage first, and then continuously play good cricket. It's a competition where any team can beat any team. One or two spe...