The men's and women's cricket teams led by Harmanpreet Kaur and Ruturaj Gaikwad won historic gold medals at the 2023 Asian Games.
Team India 2023 is a good year. Despite not winning the precious World Cup trophy, the Indian cricket team achieved several milestones and defeated several top opponents. As already mentioned, the Indian team dreamed of playing at home in the World Cup, where they won ten matches in a row before losing to Australia in the final.
The Indian team also reached the final of the ICC World Test Championship, but lost to Australia by 209 runs in London this year. Although India are still waiting for the ICC Trophy, they won their eighth Asia Cup title before the World Cup, beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. Also in January, in the U-19 and T20 Women's World Cup final, India beat England by seven wickets in a match that saw few goals scored.
Addressing the nation in the last episode of his show 'Mann Ki Baat' this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised the performance of the Indian team in 2023. “Indian players won everyone’s hearts with their performance in the Cricket World Cup. The victory of our women's cricket team in the T-20 category of the U-19 World Cup was truly inspiring. The achievements of the players in various other sports add to the glory of the country. » he says.
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Apart from beating teams like Sri Lanka, West Indies, New Zealand and Australia in the bilateral series, the Indian team also won a historic gold medal in the recently concluded Asian Games. Both the men's and women's cricket teams led by Harmanpreet Kaur and Ruturaj Gaikwad won gold medals.
The men's team is currently participating in a two-match Test series against South Africa. In turn, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will face Australia in the ODI series. Both teams will want to start the new year with a bang and try to win their first match of 2024 against their opponents.
