In Pics: India stun Indonesia to win maiden Thomas Cup title

India's men's badminton team pulled off a major upset by crushing 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final on Sunday to win their maiden Thomas Cup title. (PTI Photo)

Lakshya Sen set the tone for the first-time finalists when he stunned Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the first singles at the Impact Arena. (PTI Photo)

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy combined with Chirag Shetty for a similar come-from-behind victory over Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the first doubles. (AFP Photo)

Kidambi Srikanth tamed Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 in the second singles as India became only the sixth nation to win the coveted trophy. (AP Photo)

After a 48-minute slugfest, Srikanth leapt to drill a crosscourt smash to Christie's left. (AFP Photo)

The importance of his win was not lost on Srikanth who dropped his racket and let out a roar before being mobbed by his team mates who invaded the court. (AP Photo)

India proved their knockout stage victories over five-time champions Malaysia and 2016 winners Denmark were no fluke as they produced another courageous display against the badminton powerhouse. (AP Photo)

Sen typified that fight in his 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 victory against Ginting even though he was outplayed in the first game but he won the second and overcame a 7-11 deficit in the decider to prevail. (AFP Photo)

The first doubles match followed a similar script with Rankireddy and Shetty losing the first game, but they saved four match points in the second to roar back and prevailed 18-21, 23-21, 21-19. (AFP Photo)

Srikanth kept it simple by winning the first game in 19 minutes, but Christie put up more resistance in the second game but Srikanth's reflexes at the net and calculated aggression ensured India won the final without dropping a match. (Photo Courtesy: Kidambi Srikanth Twitter)