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Blind Cricket World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar, PM Modi, President Kovind salute team India for winning trophy

Defending champions India beat Pakistan by two wickets in the final of the 5th ODI Blind Cricket World Cup.

Blind Cricket World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar, PM Modi, President Kovind salute team India for winning trophy

Indian cricket team (Photo Credit- Twitter)

The cricket great of India Sachin Tendulkar praised the men-in-blue for winning the World Cup trophy for the second time. On Saturday in Sharjah, Indian squad beat Pakistan’s side by two wickets to win the title.

Sachin Tendulkar took it to the micro-blogging site, Twitter and wrote, “Jahan chah wahan raah… As they rightly say, Determination will get you through everything. A big salute to our entire team. Hearty congratulations on winning the #BlindCricketWorldCup. #TeamIndia”.

 

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Wishes came for the champions from everywhere, from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodar Das Modi to President Ram Nath Kovind, everyone applauded Indian side and extended their respective greetings to the team

“Congratulations to India team for winning the ‘Blind Cricket World Cup’! The team showed exceptional skills, grit & determination. The nation is proud of their achievement #PresidentKovind”, the President wrote on Twitter.

 

PM Modi also posted a heartfelt message on Twitter and wrote, “Congratulations to our cricket team for winning the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup! They make the nation proud and inspire every Indian with their game as well as phenomenal attitude. True champions!”.

 

Earlier, defending champions India beat Pakistan by two wickets in the final of the 5th ODI Blind Cricket World Cup at the Sharjah Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan put up 307 for 8 in 40 overs. Badar Muni scored 57 in 61 balls. Risayat Khan’s 48 in 38 balls and skipper Nisar Ali quick 47 were the highlights of Pakistan innings. Deepak Malik and Rambir took two wickets each and Sunil Ramesh took one.

During the chase, Sunil Ramesh’s scintillating 93 runs in 67 balls and skipper Ajay Reddy’s 62 in 60 balls guided India to win with an over to spare.

Prakash and Venkatesh opened in grand style and gave India a flying start. They managed the scoring rate at 10 per over. Venkatesh scored 35 in 32 balls, while Prakash scored 44 in 42 balls.

-With IANS inputs

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