Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 3 -- India men's cricket team captain Shreyas Iyer expressed his delight after leading the side to a thrilling 19-run victory over Pakistan in the gold medal clash at the ongoing 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, as Team India completed a golden double in cricket.

Iyer praised the team for maintaining its focus despite heavy rain in Japan preventing the players from practising for almost a week. He said the players continued to train whenever possible and did not make excuses for the lack of practice.

After the women's team, the men's team beat Pakistan in the gold medal clash by 19 runs at the ongoing Asian Games on Saturday, on the back of heroic efforts from Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Axar Patel.

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