Thomas cup 2022: Bollywood stars heap praise on Indian badminton team after historic win
Celebs congratulate Indian badminton team for Thomas Cup win
As the Indian men’s badminton team defeated14-time champions Indonesia in Bangkok andcreatedhistory in the Thomas and Uber Cup 2022, several actors and filmmakers like R Madhavan, SS Rajamouli,Taapsee Pannu and Anil Kapoor took to social media to hail the historic win.
All three players,Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth,won their matches andIndia beat Indonesia by 3-0. The amazing performances by the three players allowed India to win its firstmaiden Thomas Cup title.
"History !!!! India wins the Thomas cup the first time they reached the finals !!! Take a bow boys," Taapsee Pannutweeted. For those unaware, Taapsee is currently dating Mathias Boe, who is a pivotal part of the Indian men’s badminton coaching setup.
Sharing a photoof the Indianteam, actor Riteish Deshmukh tweeted, "#ThomasCup2022 What an extraordinary achievement for Team India. beating 14 times champions Indonesia 3-0 in the finals. Congratulations to the entire team- prayers, coaches, support staff and the entire Indian contingent (sic)."
R Madhavan took to his Twitter andwrote, "Historic title triumph: India Okay stun Indonesia 3-0 to win Thomas Cup ohhhhhh Yeahhhhh (sic)."
Historic title triumph: India stun Indonesia 3-0 to win Thomas Cup… ohhhhhh Yeahhhhh🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 https://t.co/Zxtl80cQxc
FilmmakerSS Rajamouli tweeted, “An incredible achievement by the Indian #Badminton Team! Congratulations on bringing the prestigious #ThomasCup home. @BAI_Media (sic)," read his tweet.
South superstar Venkatesh Daggubati also took to Twitter to celebrate the win. He wrote, "Congratulations to the Indian badminton team on the extraordinary win #ThomasCup is coming home! (sic).”
Rana Daggubati retweeted Venkatesh's tweet and added, "It’s just too amazing!! Congratulations to the Indian Badminton team #ThomasCup2022 (sic)."
India's victory at 2022Thomas & Uber cupis a testimony to the squad's calibre and depth. Lakshya Sen is ranked No. 9, while Kidambi Srikanthis placed 11th in the world.