Indian men’s cricket team on Saturday (October 7) clinched a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. It was their inaugural appearance in the continental event and Ruturaj Gaikwad and his men made the country proud with their stunning performance.
In the final match, India faced Afghanistan at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou. The game was abandoned due to rain after the Men in Blue won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Afghanistan were 112/5 after 18.2 overs when the drizzle started and eventually forced the officials to call the match off.
Consequently, India won the gold medal on the basis of being the higher-ranked team in the competition.
Last week, the Indian women’s cricket team had won the gold medal at the Asian Games by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
India have so far won 25 gold medals, 35 silver medals and 40 bronze medals at the Asian Games. The medal tally will grow further by the end of the day once all the gold medal matches or the final round of a few events are concluded.
After the triumph of the men’s cricket team, the Indian cricket fraternity took to social media and lauded them wholeheartedly.
Here are the reactions:
