While Indian sports fans were celebrating India’s success and then mourning India’s drubbing at the final of ICC Cricket Champion’s Trophy in England, two Indians were silently creating history in Badminton in Indonesia, a thousand miles away from England.

When the Indian cricketers were defeated by Pakistan in the CT 2017 final on 18 June, Srikanth Kidambi lifted the men’s singles title at the Indonesian Open.

HS Prannoy Kumar has also excelled in the same tournament – with sensational wins over reigning Olympic Silver medallist Lee Chong Wei and Olympic Champion Chen Long in back-to-back matches.

Had Prannoy not lost a closely-fought semi-final, having the two Indians face off in this year’s Indonesian Open final would have been a dream come true.