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Awesome Sachin Tendulkar Tweet: Here's what God of Cricket said after India's Women's Asian Champions Trophy triumph

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday hailed India women's hockey team's maiden Asian Champions Trophy title.

Awesome Sachin Tendulkar Tweet: Here's what God of Cricket said after India's Women's Asian Champions Trophy triumph

New Delhi: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday hailed India women's hockey team's maiden Asian Champions Trophy title.

Tendulkar, who is known as the God of Cricket, took to Twitter to hailed the Indian eves' maiden Asian title, and wrote, "those who clash against us, will bite the dust."

Today, the Vandana Katariya-led Indian team defeated China 2-1 in the final of fourth edition of continental tournament at Singapore.

Deepika Thakur slotted the rebound from a penalty corner in the 60th minute of the game to give her team a memorable victory.

Earlier, Deep Grace Ekka converted a penalty corner to open the scoring in the 13th minute. But China equalised in the 44th minute through a field goal from Zhong Mengling.

The win also served as a timely revenge for the Indian team, which lost the China 2-3 yesterday in their final league match.

With the men's team also winning the tournament after defeating arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan in the final on Diwali day in Malaysia, it's a double for Indian hockey.

Others also joined Tendulkar in congratulating the team on the historic win.

Indian eves finished runners-up to Japan in the 2013 edition.