Updated On: 12 October, 2021 08:35 AM IST | Aarhus (Denmark) | PTI
Men’s team blank Netherlands 5-0 to make winning start in Thomas Cup

India’s Kidambi Srikanth defeated Netherlands’ Joran Kweekel 21-12, 21-14 in a Thomas Cup tie on Sunday
The Indian men’s badminton team blanked lower-ranked Netherlands 5-0 in its opening Group C tie to make a winning start at the Thomas Cup Final here.
Taking the court first, Kidambi Srikanth beat Joran Kweekel 21-12, 21-14 in a men’s singles clash on Sunday before the doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed past the Dutch pair of Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq 21-19, 21-12 to hand India a 2-0 advantage.