India beat Canada 4-1 in Thomas Cup 2026 opener

India began their Thomas Cup 2026 campaign with a 4-1 win over Canada in Denmark. The team bounced back strongly after Lakshya Sen's opening loss to win all remaining matches. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty drew level for India with a clinical men's doubles win, followed by Ayush Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun, and Kidambi Srikanth securing the remaining wins.