London, June 16 -- ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes Aiden Markram's 136 in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final was comparable to the very best batting performances on the biggest stage.
No stranger to delivering in high-pressure situations, Ponting made a habit of scoring match-winning knocks in the games that mattered the most. None more iconic than his 140 against India in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final in 2003 and 111 not out against England in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy in 2009.
Speaking in the aftermath of the epic World Test Championship Final at Lord's, Ponting had high praise for Markram's cracking ton that helped South Africa lift the mace, placing the knock among
the best centuries that he could recall...