Amazing second in Indian sport: Fans salute India’s Thomas Cup feat as Srikanth’s males attain first-ever last

India scripted historical past within the Thomas Cup crew match on Friday, reaching the first-ever last after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Denmark. India fought again from behind for the second successive tie as they surprised the Danish crew, a day after outclassing Malaysia within the quarter-final.

The celebrations started as early as HS Prannoy received the final level towards Rasmus Gemke within the deciding match of the semi-final tie on the Impact Arena in Thailand. Prannoy held his nerves and fought again from behind, beating the World No. 13-21, 21-9, 21-12 in a match that prolonged to an hour and 13 minutes.

His India teammates rushed on the court docket and hugged Prannoy in pleasure because the younger crop of shuttlers celebrated the historic second in Bangkok. No Indian crew had reached the ultimate of Thomas and Uber Cup till Friday however the younger aspect led by Kidambi Srikanth got here up with a gutsy effort towards favourites and former champions Denmark.

India had scripted historical past on Thursday by securing their first-ever Thomas Cup medal however the boys went one step additional and booked a spot within the last. India will face 14-time champions and holders Indonesia within the big-ticket last on Sunday in Bangkok.

Badminton lovers on social media have been delighted as they lauded the historic feat from the Indian males in Thomas Cup.

It feels very particular to witness the historical past and right now crew India has made into the finals of #ThomasCup 2022.
Come on boys #GoForGold #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/nlnginc2PU

— Pramod Bhagat (@PramodBhagat83) May 13, 2022

Achievement Unlocked ?? for India ???? at #ThomasCup2022

And the REACTION is priceless ??

?? @bwfmedia#ThomasCup #TUC2022@BAI_Media @srikidambi @PRANNOYHSPRI @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04 @lakshya_sen pic.twitter.com/Sp1pZ7UDax

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) May 13, 2022

Historic second for Indian badminton. Kudos to HS Prannoy, what a comeback within the high-pressure match. India within the last of the #thomascup2022 with a 3-2 win over Denmark. India to face Indonesia within the last. @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen @Shettychirag04 @satwiksairaj

— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) May 13, 2022

And historical past is created ! India reaches finals of Thomas cup this yr ! What a crew effort boys !!!! ?????????????????????????????? @Shettychirag04 @satwiksairaj @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen #vishnuvardhanGoudPanjala #Krishnaprasadgaraga

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) May 13, 2022

India via to the Thomas Cup last beating Denmark. Amazing!!!!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) May 13, 2022

Wow! We should pinch ourselves to consider this. India beat Denmark 3-2 to enter the Thomas Cup badminton last! Delightful to look at this crew punch above its weight for 2 nights in-a-row. Just wow!

— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) May 13, 2022

Yesss!!! Quite merely an unbelievable, historic win for India to succeed in the ultimate of the Thomas Cup. Srikanth, Prannoy and the doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag have put in some constant & colossal performances over the week to beat 2 powerhouses in Malaysia and Denmark ?????? pic.twitter.com/RDnRTi9ikI

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) May 13, 2022

Wow wow wow! ?????? india reaches Thomas Cup finals! This is without doubt one of the most superb moments in Indian sport! Salute to every of you badminton champs! Proud of all of you! @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 13, 2022

Beating the formidable Denmark crew, India creates historical past by coming into Thomas cup finals!! https://t.co/5RGocnrNF8

— Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) May 13, 2022

Another HISTORIC WIN for #TeamIndia ????

Our BOYS ???? have completed it once more ?????? re-writing historical past as they turn into the 1??st-ever Indian Team to advance to the FINALS of #ThomasCup ??

Keep it coming guys ????????
Superb Effort!!#TUC2022 pic.twitter.com/fbOZqvFyVz

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) May 13, 2022

India went down 0-1 after younger and promising shuttler Lakshya Sen, the winner of World Championships bronze medal, misplaced to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in straight video games.

However, top-ranked doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made it 1-1 after beating Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen 21-18 21-23 22-20 in a marathon battle.

Kidambi Srikanth then gave India the lead with an unbelievable win over World No. 4 Anders Antonsen. The world championships silver medalist and former World No. 1 defeated Antonsen 21-18, 12-21, 21-15.

However, the younger doubles pairing of Krishna Prasad and Vishnuvardhan Goud misplaced their doubles tie in straight video games.

Prannoy, like Thursday, delivered within the decider, beating Gemke in 3 video games to ship India the historic victory.