Prannoy: All the players went crazy, slept with medals

HS Prannoy

When they left Indian shores for the Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Bangkok, none of the Indian men's team players had expected that they would win their maiden title.

They had expected to win a medal, probably bronze. But a gold medal was beyond their imagination, and that is the reason why the players went to bed late on Sunday night with medals still around their necks.

"We never thought we will win the Thomas Cup; we were thinking that we had a good chance of winning a medal but this is beyond our dreams," said HS Prannoy, who won two tie-deciding third singles matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals to propel the Indian team into the final against Indonesia.

"All the players have gone crazy since the win against Indonesia in the final.

"We had a huge celebratory dinner, spoke to friends and family and just enjoyed ourselves.

Most of us slept Sunday night with medals around our necks, It's such a beautiful medal," said Prannoy during an online interaction with select journalists from Bangkok.

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