New Delhi, May 15:
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 trophy. Kidambi Srikanth beat 21-15, 23-21 Jonatan Christie in the second singles to seal India’s maiden gold in the history of the competition.
Earlier, Lakshya was brilliant at the start as the youngster recorded a come-from-behind win over world number five Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then showed their skill-set and experience to outsmart Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. It was Kidambi Srikanth who then sealed the first-ever Thomas Cup gold for India by defeating Asian games gold medallist Jonatan Christie 21-15 23-21.
