By BD Narayankar

Bengaluru, Nov 5 (UNI) If cricket had its own scripture, Temba Bavuma would be its quiet philosopher — less a preacher of power, more a student of patience. Fresh from leading South Africa to the World Test Championship crown, Bavuma speaks not like a conqueror, but like a man still searching for meaning in triumph.

“Leadership,” he says talking to UNI, “is a constant process of discovery — about yourself, your teammates, and the game,” . The words are gentle, deliberate — the voice of someone who has learned that command and calm can coexist.

Bavuma’s journey from being questioned for his place to captaining South Africa to the pinnacle of Test cricket is a study in quiet resilience. There were louder men before him — Smith with his defiance, du Plessis with his steel

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