Doha: India's campaign in the Asian Games sepak takraw event is fast turning out to be a major embarrassment as the hapless team lost both their matches in convincing fashion.
The Indians were first routed by Myammar by an emphatic margin of 129-65 and then suffered another big defeat at the hands of Thailand who recorded a 126-24 victory at the Al-Saad Indoor Hall.
The Indians, making their debut at the Asian Games in the event, had lost to Malaysia in their opening match on Saturday and the script unfolded on similar lines on Sunday with the team proving to be much inferior to their opponents.
The Indians started off well against Myammar by keeping the score at 45-33 in the first regu but lost the plot gradually in subsequent regus to virtually hand the game on a platter to their opponents.
The team's fortunes showed no signs of improvement in the next match with the Thais opening up a huge lead in the first regu which ended at 42-10.
From then on, the Thai players kept increasing the lead to leave the Indians in a daze.
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