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Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy rue lack of recognition, support for Thomas Cup team

Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy rue lack of recognition, support for Thomas Cup team

As the Indian men’s badminton team landed in the country with a bronze medal from the 2026 Thomas Cup on Tuesday, doubles star Chirag Shetty posted an Instagram story. “Back home now. As usual, no one knows what happened over the past two weeks, and it seems like no one cares,” the story read. Shetty, who has been the most vocal of shuttlers over the last four years about the lack of recognition he and his counterparts received for the 2022 Thomas Cup win, was ruing the same lack of support from his countrymen. The story was also reshared by his doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as the duo expressed their disappointment. “I never expected anyone to come to the airport and receive us,” said Shetty in a media interaction felicitated by Sports Authority of India (SAI). “The last time when we when Thomas Cup we were felicitated by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and Prime Minister, but I feel it didn’t get celebrated as much as it should be by the fans. “The people …