The Maharashtra govt extreme hour felicitated 4 Indian cricketers who have been a part of the T20 Global Cup profitable group. Republic of India captain Rohit Sharma, celebrity batters Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been all honoured by means of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt. On the other hand, Indian shuttler Chirag Shetty has lashed out on the govt for no longer treating all sports activities similarly, and highlighted how he used to be no longer honoured for being a part of the Thomas Cup-winning Indian group in 2022.
Chirag, who used to be topped Global incorrect. 1 within the BWF males’s doubles rating extreme era along side his spouse Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, insisted that date he has not anything in opposition to the cricketers, the federal government will have to deal with all sports activities similarly.
“Thomas Cup is equivalent to winning the World Cup. I was part of the Indian badminton team which won its maiden title, shocking champions Indonesia in the final. I was the only Maharashtra player in the Indian team. When the govt can honour World Cup-winning cricket stars, they should have also recognised my efforts. Government should treat any other sport equally,” Chirag used to be quoted as pronouncing by means of Occasions of Republic of India.
Chirag additionally highlighted how Republic of India had by no means made it to the semi-finals of Thomas Cup earlier than 2022.
“I have nothing against cricket. We all badminton players watched the T20 World Cup final live on TV and celebrated enthusiastically. We are happy and proud about their sensational win against South Africa in the final. Similarly, we had also achieved something remarkable a couple of years ago, but the state government did not even felicitate me, leave apart from giving any cash rewards. Before 2022, the Indian badminton team had never even reached the semifinals but we created history by winning the title,” he added.
Chirag and Satwik will participate on this era’s Summer season Olympics in Paris, with the pair touted to win a medal for the rustic.
The pair gained the French Visible and Thailand Visible this era then achieving the finals on the Malaysian Tremendous 750 and Republic of India Tremendous 750.
