Sachin lauds India's win in Blind T20 World Cup; 'This win makes our hearts fill with joy'

Indian Blind Cricket Team on Saturday entered history books as y won T20 Blind Cricket World Cup for third consecutive time. India defeated Banglesh in final by a huge margin of 120 to win title for a record third time. previous two editions of T20 Blind Cricket World Cup were both won by Men in Blue. Wishes poured in for Blind Cricket Team from all over country after y wrote history last evening. 

Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is among thousands of people who took to social media to laud Blind Cricket Team's achievement. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar congratulated team for winning third consecutive T20 World Cup for Blind. Tendulkar wrote that win makes everyone's hearts fill with joy, calling it an "amazing achievement."

"Heartiest congratulations to #TeamIndia for winning 3rd consecutive T20 World Cup for Blind. This win makes our hearts fill with joy. Amazing achievement @blind_cricket," Tendulkar wrote on Twitter. 

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Blind T20 World Cup Final

India won toss and elected to bat first in final on Saturday. Batting first, India posted a mammoth 277 runs on board. While Sunil Ramesh smashed an unbeaten 136 off 63 balls, captain Ajay Reddy scored 100 not out off 50 deliveries. duo ded 247 runs for third wicket after India lost two early wickets for just 29 runs.

Indian bowlers did a good job in restricting Banglesh to 157/3 in 20 overs. Lalit Meena and Ajay Kumar picked one wicket each to help India win by a convincing margin of 120 runs. third edition of  T20 Blind Cricket World Cup was being held in India with Australia, Sri Lanka, Banglesh, Nepal, and South Africa participating in it. By securing tournament final, India completed its hat-trick of T20 Blind Cricket World Cup wins. 

In previous editions of  T20 Blind Cricket World Cup held in 2012 and 2017 respectively, India defeated Pakistan to win tournament final on both occasions. This was third time T20 World Cup for Blind was being held and it has been won by India again, making m only side to win tournament so far. Looking at achievement, it would be no crime in calling Indian Blind Cricket Team West Indies of 1970s. 

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