India, July 28 -- Sarvesh Kushare has spent much of his career crossing barriers that once appeared beyond the reach of an Indian high jumper. On Monday in Glasgow, the 31-year-old added another to the list.

Kushare became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump at the Commonwealth Games after clearing 2.25m, producing another landmark result during what has developed into the finest phase of his career. Jamaica's Romaine Beckford took gold despite finishing with the same height, having cleared 2.25m on his first attempt. Kushare needed all three attempts, eventually soaring over the bar with his final chance. Neither man could clear 2.28m. England's Kimani Jack took bronze with 2.20m.

Kushare had been flawless unt...