Jay Shah, Devajit Saikia congratulate Team India on Asian Games gold

Team India completed a golden double in Asian Games cricket. After the women’s team, Shreyas Iyer and his men won the gold medal in Nagoya on Saturday, defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final.

The men’s team continued their golden run in T20Is this year, with the Asiad gold coming after their T20 World Cup triumph.

ICC chairman Jay Shah, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha, among others, were in attendance as Shah presented the gold medals to the Indian team.

“Nagoya and Japan have written a proud new chapter in cricket’s history,” Shah said after India’s gold-medal triumph. “Congratulations to Team India on a campaign worthy of this moment, and heartfelt thanks to every competing nation, to the Olympic Council of Asia and organisers whose vision brought us here, and to the thousands of fans whose presence reminded us why cricket is so special anywhere in the world.”

Saikia congratulated everyone associated with the Indian team, including the fans.

“Congratulations to all,” he told RevSportz.

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