Chennai, Dec. 14 -- Indian squash team made history on Sunday, securing the first-ever Squash World Cup title, beating the top-seeds Hong Kong in the final in Chennai.

This win marked India's massive improvement in the Squash World Cup record, with their previous best being a bronze medal in the 2023 edition, as per Olympics.com.

The Indian team was dominant throughout the tournament, not dropping a single match on their way to the trophy.

India started off the group stage with 4-0 wins over Switzerland and Brazil, and dominated South Africa by 3-0 in the quarterfinals before knocking off defending champions and two-time champions Egypt 3-0 in the semifinal.

On Sunday, it was 79th-ranked veteran Joshna Chinnapa who started things for ...