Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Rajeev Shukla on Saturday hailed India’s Asian Games cricket gold medal win over Pakistan as a matter of nice satisfaction, praising the gamers for adapting to unfamiliar wicket circumstances in Japan and delivering a powerful efficiency.
He mentioned the victory displays the continued progress of Indian cricket underneath the BCCI, whereas highlighting the group’s latest successes.
India have now gained 83 medals – 20 gold, 26 silver and 37 bronze – on the Asian Games 2026 thus far.
Shukla additionally praised India’s rising pool of gamers, saying the depth permits totally different squads to compete in a number of collection and supplies alternatives for extra gamers whereas sustaining a profitable run.
Following the ladies’s group’s triumph, India’s males additionally defeated Pakistan by 19 runs within the gold medal conflict on the ongoing Asian Games on Saturday, with stellar performances from Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Axar Patel powering the group to victory.
‘This is a matter of nice satisfaction that at this time we gained the gold medal in cricket within the Asian Games by defeating Pakistan, and our gamers carried out very nicely. If we take a look at the wicket circumstances there, our gamers weren’t that accustomed to the wicket there. Despite this, they carried out very nicely and reached the ultimate and by defeating Pakistan within the closing, we bought the gold medal in cricket within the Asian Games as soon as once more, so cricket is rising in all places underneath the efforts of the BCCI. We have already gained the Asia Cup, we’ve got gained within the Asian Games too, we’ve got taken the World Cup too, so India’s cricket is repeatedly rising,’ Shukla informed ANI on Saturday in Meerut.
‘One particular factor to see in that is that our India vs West Indies collection is happening, so totally different gamers are taking part in for there, and totally different gamers are taking part in there in T20, in one-day and T20, so our gamers’ financial institution has elevated a lot that via this we can provide alternatives to all of the gamers and there may be victory in all places, that is essentially the most nice factor,’ he added.
Chasing a large goal of 212, Pakistan’s Hasan Nawaz stood out as a lone warrior, smashing 96 off simply 51 balls. However, India’s bowlers saved the strain on, with Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube claiming two wickets every.
Earlier, India posted a commanding 211/6 in 20 overs within the males’s cricket closing of the 2026 Asian Games in Nisshin on Saturday. Opener Abhishek Sharma supplied a blazing begin with 61 off 28 balls, whereas Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 51 off 22 balls and Shivam Dube contributed a fast 27 off 14 balls, powering India previous the 200-run mark. (ANI)