India has made history in one of the biggest sporting events of the year, the Thomas Cup. A world Badminton championship of sorts, Thomas Cup is the most prestigious event for the sport which takes place after every two years, with national teams from around the world participating in the singles and doubles tournaments.
On March 15, 2022, after 73 long years, India gained their first-ever title after beating the 14-time winner Indonesia in the finals. Taken on by a team of hardworking and dedicated badminton players, the whole country has been celebrating the victory.
The final match which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, saw India register a 3-0 victory against Indonesia. Team India’s big victory was credited majorly to world champions, Kidami Srikant, and Lakshya Sen along with the world number eight doubles duo, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
But it was team India’s double’s coach, Mathia Boa who had the loudest and the prettiest supporter. Taapsee Pannu, who happens to be the former Danish badminton player’s girlfriend, took to social media to congratulate the team, along with a sweet message for Boa. The Thappad star was supportive throughout the tournament and cheered for team India by often sharing their victory updates on social media. When India won the finals, the actor shared a short video of the winning moment captioned, “The boys did it. First-ever Thomas Cup for India” followed by a picture of a player hugging Mathias and writing, “Mr Coach you made us proud.”
The couple first met when the actor went to watch one of his games many years ago. The two connected over Twitter became friends very fast and soon fell in love.
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