Sunil Gavaskar on India’s Historic Thomas Cup Victory: “Could Be 1983 Moment For Badminton”

Indian men’s badminton team created a shocking exertion on Sunday to overcome 14-time champions Indonesia to win a gold at the Thomas Cup for the absolute first time.

From Lakshya Sen to Kidambi Srikanth, all players were remarkable on the day it made the biggest difference and subsequently, India fixed the culmination conflict inside the initial three matches.

Celebratory messages poured in from all sides of the world. Previous cricket chief Sunil Gavaskar likewise hailed the side for bringing home a lady Thomas Cup championship.

Gavaskar additionally said that this could be the “1983” second for badminton. For the unversed, India had won the Cricket World Cup for the absolute first time in 1983 and from that point forward, the notoriety of game is unequaled in the country.

Talking before the game between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals on Star Sports, Gavaskar said: “The morning was exceptionally miserable with the insight about Symonds’ dying. As the evening went on, uplifting news came in.

The Indian Thomas Cup group bringing home the badminton championship, which resembles the world title interestingly and beating Indonesia, who have been 14-time champions, they are the reigning champs.

They beat them. Stop for a minute, I am right excited, I love badminton. Assuming you give me a decision between watching a round of cricket – – T20 and badminton, I’ll pick badminton whenever.”

“I think it is an exceptionally hard and extreme game, you want heaps of endurance, you really want expectation, your reflexes, everything. I used to play somewhat, just to help my slip getting reflexes since when you go for the van on the backend side or on the forehand side, you want those reflexes.

So that was the expectation, not such a great amount for endurance or anything of that sort. So to that end I played, I used to play pairs, as you may have guessed. I didn’t have the legs or lungs for the singles,” he further added.

Discussing the success, Gavaskar said: “I think it is a particularly awesome day for badminton, I figure this could be the 1983 second for badminton in light of the fact that 1983, no one anticipated that we should win.

Here, I am not saying no one anticipated that India should win since India over the most recent two years, has fostered a marvelous badminton crew however they were playing 14-time champions Indonesia, simply that tad of uncertainty.

I’m simply so pleased, as I said, over the sun, delighted. I’m over every one of the planets. All around good folks.”

Discussing the last among India and Indonesia, Lakshya Sen had given the side a 1-0 lead in the wake of beating Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the main match.

After this challenge, India proceeded to take a 2-0 lead after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came from a game down to beat Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 18-21, 23-21, 21-19.

In the third match of the last, Kidambi Srikanth outmatched Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 and eventually, India proceeded to prearrange history on Sunday stuck pressed swarm at Impact Arena in Bangkok.