Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 3 -- Following India's Asian Games men's cricket gold medal win, stand-in coach VVS Laxman expressed that it was special to secure the back-to-back gold medal after the 2022 Hangzhou triumph and credited his players for their preparation and staying switched on despite the weather and limited facilities.

Team India made history, delivering a double gold in cricket. 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.

Speaking about the win to the media, Laxman said, "It was quite challenging since the time we came to Japan, you know, rain followed us in Tokyo (durin...