Prakash Padukone sounded elated with India’s win within the prestigious Thomas Cup. He stated that it used to be a purple letter day for India.
India rejoice after profitable the Thomas Cup. (Courtesy: AP)
HIGHLIGHTSIndia are the one 6th country to win the Thomas CupThe win has been hailed as giant because the 1983 cricket International CupKidambi Srikanth stated that this used to be the most important fulfillment in Indian badminton
Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone sounded elated with India’s win within the Thomas Cup. A historic fulfillment for Indian badminton, Padukone stated that it used to be a purple letter dau for the Indian game.
“Completely no success concerned right here, we’re in point of fact arrive. It is a purple letter day,” Prakash advised India Nowadays’s Rajdeep Sardesai.
“I by no means concept as a staff that we might win,” he additional added.
India received their historic Thomas Cup marketing campaign on Sunday, 15 Might turning into simplest the 6th nation to win the celebrated name. The staff defeated 14-time champions, powerhouse Indonesia, blanking them 3-0 within the finals.
India had been thought to be the underdogs within the knockout levels of the contest and defeated Malaysia within the quarter finals, Denmark within the semis after which stunned the gang at Bangkok. A whole staff efficiency within the finals, India’s win used to be arrange via the grit of Lakshya Sen who defeated Anthony Ginting regardless of a shaky get started in his first recreation. After Sen, the doubles duo of Satwaiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty held their nerve within the doubles recreation to provide India a the most important lead.
After they produced an not likely outcome, the pumped up Indian camp and the loud cheers of the Indian supporters within the stadium took over. The cheers went from loud to deafening after Kidambi Srikanth defeated international quantity 8, Jonathan Christie to seal the deal for India.
After the win, Srikanth referred to as it the most important win for Indian badminton, one who used to be essential within the historical past of Indian carrying occasions. The likes of Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar echoed his sentiments and referred to as it as giant as, perhaps even larger than India’s victory within the 1983 cricket International Cup.
