India storm into Asian Games table tennis quarters

Aichi-Nagoya, Sep 22 (UNI) India's women's table tennis team pulled off a stirring comeback from 1-2 down to edge past Thailand 3-2 and march into the quarter-finals of the Asian Games here on Tuesday. With their campaign hanging by a thread, Yashaswini Ghorpade and Sreeja Akula delivered under pressure, winning the crucial fourth and fifth rubbers to complete a dramatic turnaround. Thailand struck first when Orawan Paranang fought back from two games down to defeat Sreeja 7-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10 in a marathon opener. Yashaswini restored parity with a hard-fought 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 victory over Asian Games…