India has picked up the gold medal in men’s cricket at the Asian Games after the final against Afghanistan was halted by rain. India was the higher seeded team going into the final and officials award
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It was Afghanistan’s first silver medal at these Games after winning four bronze. It has not won a gold. China won a record 416 medals at the 2010 Games in Guangzhou and will not surpass that total. It had 364 medals overall through much of the play on Saturday.
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