Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games after finishing second in Glasgow on Monday.The 31-year-old national record holder cleared 2.25m to claim the silver medal. Romaine Beckford of Jamaica won gold, while Jack Kimani of England took bronze in the jump of 2.20m.After clearing 2.25m, Kushare and Beckford failed in all their attempts at 2.28m. Beckford was awarded gold on countback, leaving Kushare in silver.The other Indian in the event, AdarshRam, finished fifth after clearing 2.15m.Prior to this, Tejaswin Shankar was the only Indian to win a medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games, claiming bronze at Birmingham 2022. Kushare has now become the first Indian to win a silver in the event.Tejaswin also competed on Monday but retired after failing to clear 2.05m in his first attempt. This is a precaution because he is scheduled to participate in the men’s decathlon starting this Thursday.The 27-year-old Tejaswin, whose personal best is 2.29m, has mainly focused on the decathlon for the past two years and has not regularly competed in the individual high jump events.Kushare hails from Devargaon village in Maharashtra’s Nashik district. The son of an onion farmer, he trained in his early years using a makeshift landing pit made of corn husks, cotton and agricultural waste, prepared by his father, who was also his childhood coach.Earlier this month, Kushare became the first Indian high jumper to finish on the podium at a Diamond League meet. In his Monaco debut, he cleared 2.26m to finish third in a strong field.Last month, he set a new national record of 2.31m while winning gold at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar.Kushare became only the fourth Indian athlete to finish in the top three in a Diamond League event after javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and former discus thrower Vikas Gowda.