Live Update: “A matter of great pride” – Rajeev Shukla hails India’s Asian Games victory over Pakistan. BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla congratulated the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the gold medal at the Asian Games by defeating Pakistan in the final at Nisshin on October 3, 2026.
‘A matter of great pride’ – Rajeev Shukla hails India’s Asian Games win over Pakistan (Source: AdFactors PR) The Indian men’s cricket team won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final on October 3, 2026 at the Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin. India successfully defended its title from the previous Asian Games, achieving the feat of winning gold medals in men’s and women’s cricket, a feat last achieved in Hangzhou in 2023. The Indian women had beaten Sri Lanka in their gold medal match earlier in the tournament.
BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla was hpy with India’s performance in the final. Shukla acknowledged the challenges faced by the Indian players in improving the playing conditions at the Janese venue while praising their ability to overcome these obstacles and secure victory. “It gives us great pride that we won the Asian Games cricket gold medal today by beating Pakistan and our players played very well.”
If we look at the wicket conditions there, our players were not very familiar with the wicket there. However, they played very well and reached the final and by defeating Pakistan in the final we won the gold medal in cricket again at the Asian Games so cricket is growing everywhere thanks to the efforts of the BCCI. We have already won the Asia Cup, we have also won the Asian Games, we have also won the World Cup, so Indian cricket is constantly growing,” Shukla was quoted as saying by The News Mill.
India’s batting performance secures gold medal India’s batting performance in the final proved crucial. Opening batsman Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 28 balls while Tilak Varma contributed an unbeaten 51 off 22 deliveries. Shivam Dube added 27 runs off 14 balls to help India score 211 for 6 wickets.
Indian T20 ctain Shreyas Iyer decided from the toss and chose to bat first. Pakistan’s response was insufficient despite a combative innings from Hasan Nawaz, who scored 96 runs. Pakistan managed 192 for 6 in their 20 overs, leaving them 19 runs short of India’s total.
The bowling attack was shared by several Indian players with Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube taking two wickets each. Shukla praises the growing pool of Indian players. Shukla stressed that the growing pool of Indian players is a crucial factor in maintaining success across multiple formats and tournaments. The BCCI vice-president noted that India’s ability to field different teams for simultaneous series shows the great talent of the national team.
“One special thing about all this is that our India vs West Indies series is going on, so different players are playing there and different players are playing there in T20, One-Day and T20, so our bench has grown so much that through this we are able to give opportunities to all players and there are wins everywhere, that is the most pleasing thing,” he added. The win increased India’s head-to-head record against Pakistan in T20 cricket to 15 wins and 3 losses. India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games stood at 83 medals, including 20 gold, 26 silver and 37 bronze medals at this stage of the Games.
