Chirag Shetty - Thomas Cup - sportstiger

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After winning the historic Thomas Cup, Men’s doubles player Chirag Shetty was over the moon. He brought out a unique celebration (shirtless) to live the first-ever winning moment in the tournament. The 23-year-old looked pumped up after beating his Indonesian opponents and contributing to India’s 3-0 victory.

After a busy day on the badminton court, Shetty also had a hectic day replying to congratulatory tweets on the social media platform. But it seemed that the Indian shuttler was enjoying the love he and his teammates were getting. This also brought the humorous side of Chirag Shetty to everyone’s notice.

While replying to some of the congratulatory tweets, Shetty wrote some catchy lines. The top reply among all was to Air India for their wishes to Shetty and Team India. “Congratulations to the Indian Men’s Badminton Team for winning the #ThomasCup2022 beating 14-times champion Indonesia today. This victory will give wings to the dreams of all young sportspersons of our country. What a proud moment,” wrote Air India’s official handle.

To this, Shetty left a witty reply that read, “Hope we can get a charter plane back!”.

A few more from Chirag’s humor box

This was not the only witty one from Chirag. He left a few more that caught the attention of fans. To car manufacturer, Mahindra Group’s chairperson, Anand Mahindra tweet, the 23-year-old shuttler replied “Thank You Sir!? I’ve booked an XUV700 recently hope I can get it soon!”.

Movie director SS Rajamouli also reserved high praise for the Indian Men’s team for achieving a remarkable feat. “An incredible achievement by the Indian #Badminton Team! ???? Congratulations on bringing the prestigious #ThomasCup home,” wrote Rajamouli.

To this, Chirag replied “Sir Satwik @satwiksairaj is your “BIGGEST” fan! All he does is watch Bahubali before these big matches for motivation!”.