"Cry Foul, File A Suit": Anand Mahindra's Epic Take On Lakshya Sen's 'Behind-The-Back' Shot

Indian badminton heavyweights PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women's and men's singles events respectively with some terrific performances. While Sidhu was the favourite going into the encounter, Lakshya had to face the third seed Jonatan Christie in his final group game. Lakshya didn't just march past the Indonesian superstar with a straight sets victory, but also displayed the kind of shots that left the entire Indian sporting fraternity in awe. In fact, one 'behind-the-back shot' from Lakshya went viral on social media to the extent that industrialist Anand Mahindra asked his opponent Christie to file a suit against the Indian.

Sen was simply sensational in his 21-18 21-12 thrashing of Indonesia's world number 4 Jonatan Christie, the reigning All England and Asian champion. Mahindra, seeing Sen's gameplay, said that the young shuttler might as well be an alien with three hands.

"If I was his opponent, I would cry foul & file a suit claiming that I was confronted by an unnatural opponent who possessed three arms…," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

If I was his opponent, I would cry foul & file a suit claiming that I was confronted by an unnatural opponent who possessed three arms…



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"I think it was a tough match today, happy with the way I played," world number 22 Sen said.

"Yes, definitely (gold is in sight). I think the last few months the form has been really good. There has been ups and downs, but overall, I was in good shape in the last few months, and especially while playing here in the French Open, I found my momentum and from.

"I was just trying to build up for a good event and I'm really pumped up to fight every match and every point."

While Sen