Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked the memory of India’s success during Operation Sindoor while hailing the national cricket team’s efforts in clinching their ninth Asia Cup crown with a five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in a pulsating final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

India’s win was built on a remarkable turnaround engineered by their spinners. On a tricky two-paced surface, Pakistan cruised at 113/1 in the 13th over before collapsing to 146 all out in just 19.1 overs, their last nine wickets tumbling for only 33 runs.

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Kuldeep Yadav, who had been expensive in his first two overs conceding 23 runs, roared back to change the game. The left-arm wrist spinner produced a breathtaking spell of four wickets for seven runs in his next two overs, i

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