Over the past two decades, badminton has been the most popular sport in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and some European nations.
Countries south-east of India, including China, have won the world’s largest badminton tournaments. However, in the last four to five years, this barrier has been broken.
Srikanth became the only Indian to have won four Super Series titles in a year including the recently held French Open, said, “It is all possible because of Gopi Sir for sure. I can’t imagine myself without Gopi Sir. He trusted me more than myself and I am thankful to him for the trust and faith in me”.
Kidambi Srikanth on Thursday said that Indian badminton is on the rise and much better results will be in the offing if the hard work is sustained. “Yes, Indian badminton is definitely on the rise.
Two to four years ago, Indian shuttlers such as Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta, and Pullela Gopichand were the only recognisable faces, especially among young people. But that is not the case anymore.
There has been a tremendous increase in the fan following of this game.
Prannoy said, “Hopefully in the coming years we get more champions and more players from our country to be in the top-10 in the world. It’s really great that we are playing at such a great level. “