India skipper Virender Singh eyes WC glory after Champions Trophy win

Indian team pose with the Deaf T20 Champions Trophy in UAE recently

The impact of the pandemic not only affected international cricket, played by able cricketers. Add the Indian deaf team as well. Recently, the loss of hearing team outclassed South Africa by 39 runs to win the inaugural Deaf T20 Champions Trophy final held in the United Arab Emirates.

"This is a special achievement as we all overcame difficult phases during the pandemic and managed to keep our focus on the game. All credit goes to my teammates. We will keep practising hard for the upcoming National Championship to be held in Agra and aim to repeat the same feat in the Deaf International Cricket Council World Cup and Asia Cup next year," said captain Virender Singh, from Una, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.

Riding on Virender's unbeaten 50 (3x4, 2x6) and Indrajeet Yadav's 40 (2x4), India posted 140-4 in the allotted 20 overs at the Malek Cricket Stadium in Ajman. In reply, the Proteas were bundled out for 101 in 19.2 overs with opener R du Plessis and skipper Colin Venter emerging the top scorers with 21 and 19 not out respectively. Pacers Jitender Tyagi, Yashwanth Naidu and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Singh claimed two wickets each for India. Indian Deaf Cricket Association's president Sumit Jain lavished praise on his players, especially on captain Virendra and the support staff.

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