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Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, and Avesh Khan celebrate with gold medal
India's second-string cricket team won the gold medal in the Asian Games 2023. The match had no result due to the interruption of rain, and the Men in Blue were handed the gold medal due to a pre-decided rule in the multinational event. They won the gold, considering their higher ranking, and Afghanistan settled for the silver medal. Teams like India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan got a bye and played directly in the quarter-final of the game.
In the quarter-final, they defeated Nepal, and after that, in the semis, they beat Bangladesh and qualified for the final. Afghanistan was 112/5 after 18.2 overs when rain stopped the play. Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube took one wicket each. Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed were among the wicket-takers. The match never restarted from that point as the rain jolted down heavily.
After winning the gold, all the players were seen celebrating. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi, along with two pace duo Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh, were over the moon after winning the gold medal. In the viral video, they were seen dancing and singing the "83" movie song "Lehra Do". Bishnoi wrote in the caption of the video, 'Unfiltered Emotions'.
Here is the video
Gold Medal celebrations from Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh. pic.twitter.com/513BrtZkmX
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 8, 2023
India now set to face Australia in the World Cup
India ended their Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou with a record 107 medals, including 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze. Earlier, the women's team also won the gold against Sri Lanka as Harmanpreet Kaur's side had a hard-fought victory over the Lankan women's side.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, it is D-Day as India is set to face Australia in Chennai in their first World Cup match of the 2023 campaign. Rohit Sharma and Co. are set to start their World Cup campaign on a high note with a win. Fans have high expectations with the team winning their third World Cup in 2023. The Men in Blue have not won any major trophy since 2013. However, they are the hot favourites to win it this time.