Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised Team India's 29-run victory against the United States of America in both teams' ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign opener at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. While Sachin lauded Suryakumar Yadav's match-defining inning, he also credited the USA for their energy and enthusiasm against the defending champions, India.

Team India registered a hard-fought victory against the USA to kick their T20 World Cup title defence off on a positive note. While the USA lost the match by 29 runs, they did not give in and gave Suryakumar Yadav and co. a proper fight.

Batting first, Suryakumar Yadav's brilliant 84 off 49 balls proved to be the decisive factor between the two teams. He ...