Nitin Kumar created history by becoming the first Indian player to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship.However, ‘The Royal Bengal’ couldn’t help but be humble, insisting it was ‘highway robbery’ at Alexandra Palace.GettyKumar produced one of the shocked of the World Darts Championships so far against Veenstra[/caption]The 40-year-old beat the heavy scoring Richard Veenstra – ranked 48th in the world – and that was down to his stunning record at checkouts, nailing nine of 12.His highest was 84 – compared to his Dutch rival’s 144 – showcasing the clinical finishing needed on the big stage.After the historic triumph, the crowd favourite looked emotional and exhausted.And he provided a wholesome interview to talkSPORT backstage as he revealed the feat he had just achieved hadn’t quite sunk in.He told reporter Mark Wilson: “It’s territory I haven’t surpassed yet. It feels really weird.“If this is what I have to do every day to win a match… oh no, Jesus Christ, don’t. I’d rather be in bed.“It feels wonderful. It feels great. I’m slightly overwhelmed. I wish my parents were here to see this. I wish my brother was actually here with me.“Yeah, I wished a lot of stuff for it. It’s been a while since I’ve been playing darts. I’m just happy I got the win today.”How did Kumar win?Kumar kept a cool head next to Veenstra and insisted the Dutchman’s scoring pushed him to new heights as he hit nine of the 12 checkouts he attempted.“I blame Richard,” he joked. “I mean, what? 100+ checkouts, I don’t know, he had five. I didn’t have a choice.GettyKumar thrilled on stage as he stunned Veenstra[/caption]“I had to hit [the doubles] because he was outscoring me. He was finishing high. I mean that’s Luke Littler-esque to be honest. Whenever he gave me a chance I took it. This is highway robbery to be honest. I just took it.“He played amazing. I mean this is all I had to do to beat him. I didn’t see any other way.“I mean my scoring was off. It was either on or off. The only thing I had was my doubles and I just wanted to win this so much. I think that just helped me cross the line.”Kumar added: “I mean, the way Richard’s fast as well. He’s quite fast and I sort of noticed that I was actually throwing close to as fast as him.“It was sort of okay for me as long as the doubles were going but when it was time for me to actually hit a double and he was right there breathing down my neck I had to breathe.“I didn’t have a choice. I literally could feel my hand hand shaking while I was actually throwing that dart. I had to take a step back and more often than not I got it. So, I’m lucky.”GettyKumar was pushed all the way by Veenstra as he heads into the Second Round where he may face Stephen Bunting[/caption]History made for IndiaAnd Kumar hilariously warned that darts might need to be prepared for a new style of walk-on songs should his victory spur on others in his homeland to take up the sport.“Well it’s history for us,” he said. “First Indian on stage who’s won a match. I’ll put a target on my back because there’s there’s a billion of them to follow.“I don’t know how it’s going to be ten years down the line. It’s just great for Indian darts.“I would not say darts per se because you’re going to have so many people walking on to Punjabi songs and Indian songs, Bollywood music coming on. I’m not kidding, I swear, if this actually happens it’s going to be hilarious.“It’s a cultural shift where you have a country in which if you’re not an engineer a doctor or an architect and lawyer and stuff like that you’re not successful in life. If not you’re a cricketer and that’s it. “Maybe it will open sort of like the floodgates to another career path and if that works, hey great.”