Indian squash on top of the world

Veteran Chinappa, Abhay and Anahat round off a dominant 3-0 win over Hong Kong in summit match on Sunday

- CHANDRA PRABHU @Chennai

"WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!," it says on the extreme bottom right corner of the glass court installed at the centre of the Atrium in Express Avenue Mall here. The team of Joshna Chinappa, Abhay Singh, Anahat Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar broke India’s hoodoo in the Squash World Cup, whitewashing Hong Kong, China 3-0 in the final on Sunday.

In their third World Cup appearance at home in Chennai, India finally lifted the World Cup title, after disappointments in previous editions.

Joshna Chinappa, who has endured heartbreaks in previous World Cups, finally got her hands on the trophy. The Chennai player wore her usually long smile as she posed with the trophy. “Definitely among my top 5 moments of my career,” a visibly relieved Chinappa told select media after India’s win.