While he admits it's a huge honour to turn up for his fourth World Cup, Sreejesh knows very well that this is a great opportunity to change India's fortunes at the ultimate tournament for hockey, in which India awaits to finish on the podium since 1975 triumph when the illustrious Ajit Pal S
Tyrrell Hatton was the last victor at the iconic National course after a dominant performance saw the Englishman finish four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard in 2021 to secure a fourth Rolex Series triumph.
Her opening 7-6(6), 6-4 triumph over World No 3 Jessica Pegula was a huge confidence boost for the former World No 2, who saved seven set points in the first set to win in two.
Ravichandran Ashwin was declared the 'Player of the Match' for his match-winning knock in the second innings. India went on to clinch the two-match Test series 2-0. The Test series triumph was the 16th win in a row in Asia for India.
While Sangeeta Phogat, the wife of Tokyo Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia, triumphed against Delhi wrestler Sumitra in her gold medal contest, Sarita Mor, a bronze medalist from the world championships, upset Simran in the women's freestyle 59kg final.
Fans collected in huge numbers near the team bus, cheering for them, raising their hands and mobile phones with hopes to get a handshake or a picture. Some fans even climbed on railings to witness the grand parade of football world's newest champions
Brazil have held the top spot since February this year, after dethroning Belgium. Despite Brazil being eliminated from the tournament in quarterfinals, Argentina's World Cup triumph is still not enough to overtake them.