“I cannot resist and I have to shout”. This is what joyous Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh said on asked about his vocal power sitting in stands when the team played the final on the ground. Due to ankle injury that the famed goalie and captain aggravated in the Korean penalty shoot out the other day, where he stopped once to get India through to the final, he could not play the final against Pakistan.

He came limping after the match on to the turf to join the team mates in the celebration and also to receive the coveted trophy.

“Its really pressure situation for me. When you are on the field the situation is different, you know what to do and how to control things. This is what ten years of hockey has taught. But when situation comes likes this that I had to sit it outside due to injury and see good moments and bad moments on the field I have to shout, shrill about it. I cannot resist”.

“This is what coaches Tushar and other tell me, keep calm like things. But this is my way of supporting, giving way of emotion”.

On personal emotions that he had to sit out the final and then join the celebrations, he said:

”I have done my job in the semis. I took them to final. That is more important. That’s all what I can do for the country. At the same time, I know the team is competent, and had full trust on them. Such injuries and things are common in sports, and I take it as it comes”.

He discounted the reports that he wanted to win the Asian Champions Trophy for the sake of Uri martyrs, and said: “That is incorrectly reported. All I want to say is that this is the best ever Diwali gift I can give to my country”.

Sreejesh missed three matches in all in India’s seven match ordeal, and his deputy Akash Chikte replaced with fair amount satisfaction.