India finish 10th in Asia
NAGPUR: Top Indian performers Palpreet Singh Brar, Rakesh Sangwan and Amit Kanarjee tried every trick to thwart Syria's challenge, yet fell inadequate against the sustained pressure exerted by their higher ranked rivals. India lost 76-86 to finish 10th in the 22nd Fiba Asia U-18 Basketball Championship at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday.
Having qualified for the second round for the first time in eight years - India's previous best was the 7th place finish at Bangalore in 2004 - coach Jai Prakash Singh termed the top-10 finish as mere consolation.
"We came here with a plan and would have liked to finish much higher. I do believe that this team deserved to be in the top eight. With injury to a key player (Ajay Pratap Singh after the first game), unfortunately things didn't go to our liking in a couple of games" JP Singh told TOI.
"With little exposure prior to the tournament, I can say that this team is almost new and has played well beyond expectations," he added.
Having qualified for the second round for the first time in eight years - India's previous best was the 7th place finish at Bangalore in 2004 - coach Jai Prakash Singh termed the top-10 finish as mere consolation.
"We came here with a plan and would have liked to finish much higher. I do believe that this team deserved to be in the top eight. With injury to a key player (Ajay Pratap Singh after the first game), unfortunately things didn't go to our liking in a couple of games" JP Singh told TOI.
"With little exposure prior to the tournament, I can say that this team is almost new and has played well beyond expectations," he added.
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