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Harmeet gives twist in tale for India
England tried to change the script, but the Indian men brought in a twist to the tale through birthday boy Harmeet Desai to end the English hopes to lift the Host Association’s Cup, while Indian women played their characters to perfection to script their win for the India Cup in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Friday.
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The Indian men beat England 3-2 while Indian women did the impossible downing Singapore 3-0 to dethrone the defending champion. Singapore had a stranglehold on the trophy since 1997. After having won the Cup for eight consecutive times, its vice-like grip was snapped when it chose to send a weak team.
Indian men, on the other hand, could extend their reign for the second successive time after annexing the title in the previous edition at Surat.
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