Divya Delhi: The South African squad was greeted like heroes at Johannesburg International Airport after defeating Australia by 5 wickets in the World Test Championship 2023-25. The Proteas' finals campaign bus conductor was Aiden Markram. After scoring a century, Markram left for 136 runs. South Africa ended their 27-year ICC trophy drought with this win. World champions were greeted by thousands of fans at Johannesburg Airport. As they drowned in loud cheers at the airport, captain Temba Bavuma and head coach Shukri Conrad carried the sparkling WTC Mace. After 27 years without a major ICC trophy, Proteas won it last Saturday by defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord's. Bavuma and Conrad smiled proudly initially, then the rest of the team held flowers, shook hands, signed autographs, and hugged their fans.