New Delhi: Each member of the Indian team that won the just-concluded Blind Cricket World Cup for the first time was handed a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh by Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday.


Well done, boys: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of India's Blind World Cup-winning cricket team and their trophy in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/PTI 

The Indian team beat defending champions Pakistan in a thrilling final to lift the Blind Cricket World Cup trophy in Cape Town, South Africa on December 7. Holders Pakistan had set India a daunting target 390 runs and the Indian batsmen achieved the goal with two balls spare.