India, Oct. 4 -- BCCI President Mithun Manhas on Saturday lauded the Indian men's cricket team for retaining their Asian Games gold with a win over arch-rivals Pakistan, and said the Shreyas Iyer-led outfit handled a high-pressure final well. India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the final at Nisshin, Japan, emulating the women's counterparts who had also defended their gold medal last week.

"By far the best team of the tournament. We are the defending champions, and the performance they have shown this time is commendable," Manhas told reporters here.

He was delighted to see the way the team handled pressure. "They defeated arch-rivals Pakistan, who I feel don't offer much competition anymore, and the way our team handled pressure situ...