Kerala boys won the gold beating Punjab by a whisker in the finals of the National basketball Khelo India youth games in Haryana today. The Kerala lads outplayed Punjab 75-74. From the start Kerala gave no chance to the mighty Punjab to have control over them despite local support going in favour of the losers. Led by former star player of St Ephrem School, Mannanam, Abhinav C K, the victorious team had the advantage of utilising the services of former key players like Deepak and Sayan Mohammad. International Pranav Prince was the key player. The contributions of coach Abraham, St Ephrems coach M V Prem Kumar, Aji Thomas and other coaches made the victory possible. The support extended by Kerala State Sports Council and youth affairs and sports department was commendable
