He's a player's captain: Laxman backs Iyer for successful leadership career

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) India head coach VVS Laxman has praised Shreyas Iyer's leadership after the side successfully defended their men's cricket gold medal at the Asian Games, describing the skipper as a "player's captain" who leads by example. India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in a thrilling final at Korogi Sports Park on Saturday to retain the gold medal. Abhishek Sharma's 61 off 28 balls and Tilak Varma's unbeaten 51 off 22 helped India post 211/6 before Pakistan were restricted to 192/6. Hasan Nawaz's 96 off 51 kept Pakistan in the chase until Shivam Dube dismissed him with…