Bengaluru, Sept. 21 -- The India national team head coach Khalid Jamil was delighted to finish third and win the bronze medal in their debut CAFA Nations Cup.

The Blue Tigers experienced a brilliant campaign in the CAFA Nations Cup with Jamil at the helm for the very first time. They stunned hosts Tajikistan by a 2-1 scoreline in their opening fixture while succumbing to a 0-3 defeat against Iran and shared points against Afghanistan to make their way to the third-place playoff.

Jamil's men edged out Oman on penalties in the playoff fixture to win the bronze medal despite being the third-lowest-ranked team in the competition.

The Indian head coach commended his players' collective efforts that propelled them to record a positive result...