Confidence in India preparing for the next World Championship, the badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said the shuttlers house have the best chance to win multiple medals at the prestigious tournament next month.
For the first time, India will have a World No 2 and No 3 in the World Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth participate, respectively, in the World Championship, when it launches in Jakarta in Indonesia from 10 to 16 August.
“We have a good chance of winning medals in several events this time, but having said that it is the World Championship, we have to turn to win and it is important to carry out that particular day and the ranking does not matter. But we can say we have a couple of players who can get into the groove of the medal, “said Gopichand PTI.
“We had a good training for the event. There (Parupalli) Kashyap, Srikanth, (PV) Sindhu, (HS) Prannoy. Of course Prannoy just recovered from his injury, but I’m happy with how it is progressing and he would be playing the event, “he added.
A champion of the Commonwealth Games, Kashyap has been blowing hot and cold this season but his last outing was defeated World No 1 Chen Long of China in Indonesia in June.
Asked Kashyap, Gopichand said: “I think physically, is always a challenge for Kashyap because your body type He has asthma too, but he puts a lot of effort on the court and in my book that is playing the best .. Badminton at this time. ”
A two-time bronze medalist of the world championship, Sindhu had a difficult season this year was marred by injury.
He missed the All England and India Open, Malaysia Open also due to a stress fracture of the scaphoid in his left leg. She made a comeback in the Asian Badminton Championship in April, but has struggled to third outputs and leads second round.
Speaking of Sindhu, Gopichand said, “There’s’m waiting to perform consistently after a break of three months, is not a matter of interest, I think we have to give it some time.”.
