India, June 15 -- Temba Bavuma instantly elevated himself to one of the great sporting leaders in his country's famous history, leading South Africa to a first major ICC title with a victory over Australia in the World Test Championship title. Beyond just going where no South African captain had gone before, Bavuma also made history by doing something no Test captain for any country in the history of the sport had done before, rising to the top of a historic list.

Bavuma's eighth Test win in a row was also his ninth win overall in his first 10 matches as Test captain. With a record of 9 wins and one draw, with no losses, Bavuma officially became the most successful captain in Test cricket in their first 10 matches. Bavuma broke a century...