Birmingham, June 14 -- Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia congratulated Team India on their win over Pakistan in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Sensational bowling spells from spin twins Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani and a fiery half-century from Smriti Mandhana were the highlights as Team India crushed Pakistan by 64 runs in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener at Birmingham on Sunday. As the 50-over world champions, the Women in Blue have started with a bang, showing why exactly they are huge favourites to pull off a double of 50-over and 20-over World Cup crowns.

Sachin posted on X that he missed a "very special performance" from the team as he was on...