Having lost his opening two games, Sourav Ghosal made a brilliant comeback by winning the final three games and also the match against Pakistan Tayyab Aslam in the Asian Squash Team Championship 2021.
India is assured of at least a silver now and is likely to face Hong Kong in the final.
India is now standing at the ninth position with a total medal tally of 27 - six gold, five silver and 16 bronze.
The Asian Team Championship, a biennial event was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indian team, comprising Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna, is assured of at least a silver now and is likely to face Hong Kong in the final.
The Indian contingent ended with five medals overall including the women's team silver, men's team bronze and three bronze medals in the individual event.
