Sai Kishore made his India debut in the Asian Games quarterfinal match against Nepal.
The 26-year-old was making his debut for the national side and he got all emotional while standing with his teammates for the national anthem.
A video of Kishore is doing rounds on social media, showing the emotions that he was running through and what the occasion meant for him.
Here’s the clip:
It turned out to be a memorable debut match for Sai Kishore as he took three wickets in the outfield and also returned with impressive bowling figures of 1 for 25 in his four overs.
Coming to the match, India defeated Nepal by 23 runs to secure a place in the semi-final. Riding on his Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century (100 off 49 balls) and handy cameos from Rinku Singh (37* off 15) and Shivam Dube (25* off 19), India piled up a mammoth 202/4 on the board.
Defending the total, Indian bowlers restricted Nepal to 179/9 to win the contest by 23 runs. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi starred with the ball for India, claiming three wickets by conceding 24 runs in his four overs.