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Ravi Bishnoi Explains Why Asian Games Medal Feels Special
Ravi Bishnoi is playing cricket for India at the Asian Games.
He says winning a medal feels special because athletes stand on a podium for their country.
He believes this is different from winning a normal cricket trophy.
India moved into the semifinals after rain stopped its quarterfinal against Afghanistan.
India advanced because it had a higher ranking.
The cricket players are staying in a five-star hotel instead of the official Games village.
They travelled quickly from Tokyo to Nagoya on Japan’s bullet train.
Bishnoi and his teammates hope to watch other sports when they have time.
Ravi Bishnoi says winning an Asian Games medal offers a distinct feeling from winning a cricket trophy.
Bishnoi is competing in his second Asian Games after helping India win gold in Hangzhou three years ago.
India reached the cricket semifinals after its quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out, advancing through its higher ranking.
The Indian team is staying in a five-star hotel arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India rather than the Games village.
The players travelled 400 kilometres from Tokyo to Nagoya in one hour and 13 minutes on Japan’s bullet train.
- Who
- Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and the Indian cricket team.
- What
- Bishnoi discussed the special meaning of representing India and winning an Asian Games medal; India reached the cricket semifinals.
- Where
- The Asian Games venues in Japan, with the team travelling from Tokyo to Nagoya.
- When
- During India’s second Asian Games campaign; the quarterfinal washout occurred on Monday.
- Why
- Bishnoi said a medal and standing on a podium for India create a distinctive sense of national pride.
Key facts
- Player
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Event
- Asian Games
- India’s progress
- Advanced to the cricket semifinals after the Afghanistan quarterfinal was washed out
- Advancement basis
- India’s higher ranking
- Accommodation
- A five-star hotel arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Train journey
- 400 kilometres from Tokyo to Nagoya in one hour and 13 minutes
- Previous result
- Bishnoi helped India win Asian Games gold in Hangzhou three years ago
Quotes
Ravi Bishnoi
Indian leg-spinner representing India at the Asian Games
“But here, you're not representing the BCCI; you're representing India. So there's a different feeling when you get to stand on a podium. You don't get many opportunities to stand on a podium, and here you get to do that with a medal around your neck. It's a great feeling.”
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“We hadn't come here before (Japan), so it's been a good experience so far...We covered 400 kilometres in one hour and 13 minutes, so what could be better than that? You get to travel so quickly.”
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