Dinesh Karthik's wife Dipika Pallikal powers India to HISTORIC World Doubles Squash C'ships titles

Dipika, who is married to RCB cricketer Dinesh Karthik, gave birth to twins last year.

Less than six months after giving birth to twins, Dipika Pallikal made the mother of all comebacks on Saturday when she teamed up with brother-in-law Saurav Ghosal and longtime teammate Joshna Chinappa to win the mixed doubles and women's doubles title at World Doubles Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Dipika, playing her first competitive event since October 2018, first clinched the mixed doubles title with Ghosal with a 11-6, 11-8 win over England's Adrian Waller and Alison Waters. An hour and a half later, Dipika and Joshna triumphed in the women's doubles final after a hard fought 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 win over England's Sarah Jane Perry and Waters.

In the year of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, the tournament was a perfect preparation for the seasoned trio of Dipika, Joshna and Ghosal who continue to bring laurels to the country even after more than 15 years of competing at the highest level. They are hoping their performance in the World Doubles gets noticed and they are back in the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). They were included in the scheme four years ago ahead of CWG and Asian Games but have not been added yet.

News Flash: Dipika Pallikal & Joshna Chinappa WIN Women's Doubles title of Squash World Doubles Championships after stunning 2nd seeds Sarah-Jane Perry/Alison Waters 2-1 in Final. pic.twitter.com/ls85wDwxUY

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