In an exclusive chat with NDTV, HS Prannoy revealed how the loss to Chinese Taipei in the group stages was the turning point for the team at the Thomas Cup.
Talking to NDTV, India's doubles badminton coach Mathias Boe opened up on the historic Thomas Cup win and how it will help increase the confidence of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
The sixth seeded Indian prevailed 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 over second seeded Japanese in 51 minutes to set up a clash with Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China
World number one shuttler Viktor Axelsen pulled out of the Thailand Open on Thursday, citing an injury he sustained at last week's Thomas and Uber Cup finals
Indian badminton achieved a rare high over the weekend by winning the Thomas Cup. This, one of the best wins in Indian sport, did not happen by chance. True, India were underdogs against badminton giants like Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia but the path to podium was laid almost a decade back.
While the country is rejoicing its badminton team's historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil
Satwiksairaj was also a part of Team India's Tokyo Olympics contingent. However the iconic pair of Satwik and Chirag could not qualify for the knockouts due to difference in points.
The world No. 8 pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, had lost only one match in the Thomas Cup and have pulled out of the upcoming Thailand Open Super 500 tournament.