"We went for a gold medal, but we won a bronze. We are still happy. We couldn't perform our best in the semi-final match... We will try to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the coming qualifier matches."
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag revealed a conversation he shared with iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, after the 'Master Blaster' failed to score a century against Pakistan in the semi-final of 2011 World Cup.
The 2018 champion Siddharth played brilliantly from the get-go and used his ferocious shots and serves to register a 6-4, 6-2 victory in straight sets against Ishque Eqbal of West Bengal in the semi-finals.
The stage is set for an epic showdown as the Indian women's hockey team goes head-to-head against China in the first semi-final scheduled to take place on Thursday at the Asian Games
The Indian Men's Hockey Team will face their toughest challenge yet at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 when the side led by Captain Harmanpreet Singh square off against four-time Champions Korea in the 1st Semi-Final on Wednesday. Dominant India, once again, ended the Pool Stage as table-
"It was a good match. I think the team really played well and we tried to do some things that will help in upcoming matches...We are looking forward to the Semi-Finals," Chaudhary said.
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar settled for a bronze medal after a hard-fought defeat against China's Yuan Chang in the 54kg Weight Category in the semi-final bout on Tuesday
Avesh Khan took three wickets for 32 while Ravi Bishnoi picked up three scalps by conceding 24. Arshdeep Singh got two wickets and Sai Kishore picked up one wicket.