South Africa captain Aiden Markram says his team can expect a target on their back as they start a new World Test Championship cycle as defending champions.

South Africa will play a two-test series in Pakistan starting Sunday, followed by two matches in India in November, aiming to retain the trophy they won in June by defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord’s.

The World Test Championship is determined at the end of a two-year cycle, with the top two teams competing in a single five-day match.

“I suppose you create a bit of a target on your back if you’ve won (the WTC), and if that’s the case, it’s fair. We want to chase a place in the final again and lift that trophy once again but realise each team will be coming for us," said Markram, who stands in as captain for Temba Bavuma, wh

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