It would seem all of India invested into the Thomas Cup quarterfinals was on the edge – hoping, dreading, praying, pleading, that Ayush Shetty would defeat All England champion Lin Chun-Yi. All, except Ayush himself who went on to win 21-16, 21-17 sending India into semifinals as 3-0 winners over Chinese Taipei. “I was more nervous watching Lakshya’s (Sen) match than when playing my own,” he told BWF. Sen’s fightback from two match points down – 18-20 to 22-20 in the second game, going on to put India 1-0 up, had fired up the whole team. Ayush has grown from 6’1” to 6’4” in the four years since India won their maiden Thomas Cup. Strap on the aura of 2022, and inheriting India’s reputation as Thomas Cup heavyweights, having cheered that triumph on TV then, he was now watching the magic unfold in front of him at the Horsens Arena. “We believe we can go all the way. It’s always been like this. We have a solid team. Everyone believes we can do it,” Ayush would say, supremely assured.…