India Scripts History, Beats Indonesia 3-0 To Win Maiden Thomas Cup Title

Lakshya Sen, doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth scripted history as the Indian men's badminton team beat Indonesia 3-0 to win their first-ever Thomas Cup gold.

Kidambi Srikanth beat 21-15, 23-21 Jonatan Christie in the second singles to seal India's maiden win in the history of the competition.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered a come-from-behind win in the first doubles to win 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 against Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the final at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

HISTORY SCRIPTED ???

Pure show of grit and determination & India becomes the #ThomasCup champion for the 1??st time in style, beating 14 times champions Indonesia ?? 3-0 in the finals ?

It's coming home! ??#TUC2022#ThomasCup2022#ThomasUberCups#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/GQ9pQmsSvP

¡ª BAI Media (@BAI_Media) May 15, 2022

Prime minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate India's badminton team.

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.

¡ª Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022

"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," the PM tweeted.

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