New Delhi: Head of the National Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has praised Kidambi Srikanth for winning a historic silver medal in the world championship but said he needed to reduce his mistakes to remain consistent through busy 2022.
28 years from Guntur, the former world number one, on Sunday became the first Indian man to claim silver medals in the prestigious tournament.
At Clash Summit, Srikanth, is currently ranked 14th, blew the lead 9-3 and 18-16 in two matches against Loh Kean Yew to see the coveted degree out of his grasp.
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He lacks confidence when He began playing this year but several shows against players like Lee Zii Jia and Kento Momota gave him trust, “Gopichand said PTI.
“He got his form on time but he needed to curb his mistake to be more consistent when he prepared for a big year in front where there would be a big ticket event like the Commonwealth game, Asian Games.” Kidambi Srikanth (AFP photo) Srikanth will defend the men’s singles title in the Commonwealth game and is expected to play a big role when India is looking to maintain a mixed gold team in Birmingham.
He has Stellar Run in 2017, securing four super serial titles in the five finals.
It was a rare achievement achieved by people like Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Chen Lama in one calendar year.
However, the year ended with Srikanth suffered a knee injury as long as the Frenchman opened in November, and he worsened him in the national championship.
Shuttler Born Andhra Pradesh managed to claim Gold Commonwealth Gold which was coveted in the Gold Coast in 2018 and also remained world number one for a week in April, but then came a slide.
Another knee injury and niggles, especially related to his ankle, influenced his appearance and he finally missed at the Tokyo Olympics after three qualifications were canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
“With the tournament back to the back, sometimes it becomes difficult for a player to recover from injury.
Srikanth troubled with his wounds when he rushed back from him with an olympic qualification at stake,” Gopichand said, the 2001 British champion, said.
Pullela Gopichand (photo of PTI) “but was happy to see it to maintain a three-match match in Spain and she also played continuously directly from the Sudirman Cup, so it was a good sign.” India has three players in the men’s singles quarter-final, with HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen also entered the last eight, regardless of Srikanth.
While Lakshya lost to Srikanth to sign bronze bronze in his first attempt, the former round of 10 Top Prannoy players ended in the quarter-finals after he lost to Singapore.
Gopichand said good performance from Indian men’s singles players add teams in front of 2022.
“It is good to see three closures reaching the quarter-finals.
While Srikanth reaches the final, I think Lakshya also did it very well and prannoy also did it place good performance at Tournament.
Praneph plays well in fillings, Sameer also looks good.
“It is good to be on the bright side in front of the important season in front,” he signed.
Kidambi needs to curb his mistake: Pullela Gopichand
