Indian badminton team creates history, wins maiden Thomas Cup title

New Delhi, May 15

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Kidambi Srikanth was mobbed by teammates seconds after he secured a 3-0 win to hand India’ its first ever Thomas Cup title. Srikanth beat Jonathan Christie  22-15, 23-21. The result means that Srikanth and his team created history after they won The Thomas Cup title for the first time in 73 years.

India’s maiden title was set up by two back to back gritty performances by Lakshya Sen and the doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.

Sen outsmarted Anthony Ginting to give india the lead in the tie’s first match. Chirag and Satwik saved four match points to win 8-21, 21-17, 21-16.

The Indian doubles pari for better of the Indonesian pair of Muhammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 to give a 2-0 lead in the finals.

The Indian badminton team has scripted history! The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. This win will motivate so many upcoming sportspersons.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022

Hailing the Indian men’s badminton team for winning the Thomas Cup for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that they have scripted history and their win will motivate many upcoming sportspersons.

Meanwhile, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has announced Rs 1 crore cash award for men’s badminton team.

As #TeamIndia defeats 14-time #ThomasCup Champions Indonesia (🇮🇳3-0🇮🇩) to win its 1️⃣st ever #ThomasCup2022, @IndiaSports is proud to announce a cash award of Rs 1 crore for the team in relaxation of rules to acknowledge this unparalleled feat!

Congratulations Team India!! https://t.co/QMVCvBDDZS

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) May 15, 2022