'What a Day for Indian Badminton'

‘What a Day for Indian Badminton’

Social media in India was awash with wishes and congratulations after the men’s badminton team beat 14-time champions Indonesia to win the country’s first ever Thomas Cup in Bangkok yesterday.

Famous Indians were among those who lined-up to lavish praises on the victorious stars and #HistoryCreated started trending on Twitter shortly after the triumph.

Here are some of the reactions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Indian badminton team has scripted history! The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. This win will motivate so many upcoming sportspersons.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022

A special interaction with our badminton 🏸 champions, who have won the Thomas Cup and made 135 crore Indians proud. pic.twitter.com/KdRYVscDAK

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022

President Ram Nath Kovind

Heartiest congratulations to the Indian badminton team for first-ever Thomas Cup victory! The team has created history, setting highest standards for the future. I have high appreciation for the skills, resilience & temperament shown by the team. India is proud of the champions.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) May 15, 2022

Cricket stars

Historic moment for all Indians! 🏸👏🏻

What a day for Indian Badminton.

Congratulations to the whole team on winning our maiden #ThomasCup title. pic.twitter.com/n3VC1naalb

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 15, 2022

A historic achievement and a massive moment for Indian badminton. Congratulations Team India on winning the Thomas Cup 🇮🇳🏆👏

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 15, 2022

Film celebrities

T 4284 – India ! India !! India .. !!! #ThomasCup #TeamIndia #Proud pic.twitter.com/6MTuhZiTqe

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 15, 2022

An incredible achievement by the Indian #Badminton Team! 👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations on bringing the prestigious #ThomasCup home.🇮🇳 @BAI_Media

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) May 15, 2022

This is incredible!! Congratulations to #TeamIndia!! Historic moment!! pic.twitter.com/arELitqaYN

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) May 15, 2022

Renowned world-class athletes

What a moment to celebrate ✌️

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) May 15, 2022

Congratulations TEAM INDIA Men’s Team for winning the THOMAS CUP Title … Great win 🥇 #ThomasUberCup2022 @srikidambi @lakshya_sen @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04 @PRANNOYHSPRI 👏

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) May 15, 2022

Congratulations to all the members of #TeamIndia on their historic #ThomasCup win. 🇮🇳 I hope this victory inspires the next generation to play the sport. 🏆 @lakshya_sen @srikidambi @PRANNOYHSPRI @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04 @arjunmr @dhruvkapilaa

— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) May 15, 2022

What a day for Indian Badminton and this time it’s the men 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 incredible achievement boys .. champs 👏🏽👏🏽 @srikidambi @BAI_Media #ThomasCup2022

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) May 15, 2022

Historical feat from our team to clinch the #ThomasCup. First in our history beating the best on our way! Congratulations to our champions! 🏆 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/MpOCco0Tld

— Leander Paes OLY (@Leander) May 15, 2022

When I played the Olympics at Athens 2004, India had 1 player in the mens badminton draw who lost very early. Today we are Thomas Cup Champions in 2022. What depth in Indian badminton. What a transformation. Winning mentality 👌🇮🇳🏸

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) May 15, 2022

And Danish Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen also joined in.