Bavuma hails special Test triumph

JOHANNESBURG, June 19, (AFP): South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said the massive, joyous welcome his team received when returning home on Wednesday from their World Test Championship final triumph was a sign of how special the achievement was.

Bavuma and his team-mates were greeted by several thousand supporters when they landed in Johannesburg following a five-wicket win over Australia in the final at Lord's last weekend.

The win gave South Africa their first International Cricket Council title since 1998. They have suffered many agonising near-misses in knockout games since.

"It was quite overwhelming and I have not seen such a lot of people at the airport before," Bavuma said.