India, June 14 -- It had to be this moment. Shaun Pollock was in the commentary box, Graeme Smith waited near the boundary, and AB de Villiers sat in the stands with his son. Three names that have defined South African cricket for years, for decades, were present at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. The three of them, together and individually, had suffered a plethora of heartbreaks; defeats that have been etched in the annals of South African cricket. But today, on this day, none of that mattered. What mattered was watching their beloved South African team script history, when they defeated Australia by five wickets to win their maiden ICC Test Championship - the first ICC title in 27 years.

However, perhaps the most emotional individua...