I played Badminton. Competitive one at that. I understood what was the difference between me and the national level players. It was a stretch. Even the state level players were far better than me. And I admired them. The kind of shuttle control and the...
For an entire generation Indians have been talking about sportspeople turning into administrators. How it can change the blasted system and get rid of all those old fossils running sports in the country. Get a cricketer to run the Badminton shop in India...
Most non cricketing India sportspersons lament the lack of recognition and monetary rewards for the blood sweat and tears that they have shed in their search for excellence at what they pursue and many times rightly so. Most of them have been blunt enough...
Saina Nehwal fought her way to the finals of the Indonesian Open yesterday, on her way beating Lan Liu, the seventh seed from China in the semi finals. For those, who have been following her career closely, this will come as a source of much needed relief...
To all those guys who are verbally challenged to call Saina, Sania, may I point out some differences? Saina, coached by Pulela Gopichand is the World 15 as against World No 50+ Saina actually wins her first round matches Saina actually performs under...