ICC, Former Cricketers Applaud Australian Cricket Team as Kangaroos Win Their Maiden T20 World Cup

The mighty Australians, who have dominated the world of cricket for several years, finally got hold of the one piece of silverware they were missing - the T20 World Cup. The Kangaroos lifted their trophy aloft after defeating New Zealand in the final by eight wickets on Sunday. Their triumph came after seven failed attempts in the event.

The International Cricket Council (ICC), former Indian cricketers including legendary Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S Laxman, and former England skipper Michael Vaughan have hailed the Australian cricket team for its victory in the T20 World Cup.

The ICC congratulated the Australian cricketers by posting a "job well done" message on their official Twitter account, and former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir labelled them the "best team in the world" after the side, led by Aaron Finch, gave such an impressive display against the Kiwis in Dubai.

Another former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik made the point that "victory tastes sweet if it comes after a long wait", something the Australians would relate to as it was their maiden title in the T20 World Cup.

Tendulkar and Laxman were effusive in their praise of the Australian team, and both paid tribute to David Warner and Mitchell Marsh for making a difficult run chase look easy.

Job well done, Australia 👏#T20WorldCupFinal #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MykPL2SH5g

— ICC (@ICC) November 15, 2021

Congrats to Aussies! The best team indeed won! #T20WorldCupFinal

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) November 14, 2021

Sometimes, the wait makes the victory even more sweeter. 😉

Congratulations to #Australia for finally winning a #T20WorldCup and they did it in their classic style.
Well deserved 👏#T20WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/WylwwAU8Kb

— DK (@DineshKarthik) November 14, 2021

This is some World Cup win for the Aussies .. From the defeat to England they have been so powerful .. Mitch marsh is one of the great guys so he deserves this .. he will probably now have a big affect on the Ashes as well .. @FoxCricket #T20WorldCupFinal Well done Australia !!

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 14, 2021

Kane played a special innings to set up the #T20WorldCupFinal perfectly.

However, the partnership between Marsh & Warner sealed the game for the Aussies. The way Marsh began his innings from ball 1 took #NZ completely by surprise.

Congratulations 🇦🇺 on winning the @T20WorldCup! pic.twitter.com/10oyyoAeRl

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 14, 2021

Tremendous final, some terrific batting! Williamson played one of the all-time classics, but Warner and Marsh were just unstoppable! Congratulations to Australia on their maiden triumph, New Zealand have nothing to be ashamed of. #T20WorldCup

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 14, 2021

Finch and his boys entered the competition as one of the underdogs but continued to gain strength as the tournament progressed.

On Sunday, New Zealand set them a target of 173, which they overtook with ease, thanks to Player of the Match, Marsh, and heroics from explosive batsman Warner.

Warner made a quickfire 53 off 38 balls and Marsh remained unbeaten on 77 off 50 deliveries to send his teammates into ecstasies after sealing Australia's grand win with more than an over to spare.