In 2010, Feng Tianwei and Co famously beat the sport's juggernaut China to win the World Team Table Tennis Championships in what was dubbed the "Miracle of Moscow".
Ironically, that tale was used to motivate the Indian team, before they stunned the Republic to win the Commonwealth Games women's team title last Sunday.
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