India, June 15 -- India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was absolutely awed after Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) teammate Aiden Markram unleased mayhem at the iconic Lord's to guide South Africa to a historic World Test Championship win. Markram's knock of 136 helped South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win the WTC mace for the first time in history.

Despite his ongoing duties in Kent, England, where India are in the midst of an intra-squad game in preparation for an arduous five-match Test series against the Ben Stokes-led side, starting June 20, Pant kept an eye on the proceedings at the Lord's, where his IPL teammate was in action. Pant and Markram recently shared the dressing room during LSG's campaign in IPL 2025.

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