The indian racket that once shone brightly is now looking at the ground. At least in the near future, there is no chance of it rising. It has become a story that many great people talk about. It has changed from the top to the top 10 in a way that is not even there. From flags to downfall... All the above is about indian badminton. Saina Nehwal, telugu girl pv sindhu, Kidambi srikanth, Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty, and Lakshya Sen.. Until recently, these were the lights of indian badminton. But each one is gradually falling behind. At the same time, Saina is away from the game. sindhu has lost her form. Looking at the era of Saina, who was world number one ten years ago, and Sindhu, who was world number 2 eight years ago, it seems that indian badminton has no way to turn back. Seven years ago, srikanth was the world number one. Till two years ago, the Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty pair was the number one.
With Saina's bronze in the 2012 london Olympics and Sindhu's silver in the 2016 Rio Games, the level of indian badminton has gone somewhere. At the same time, players like Merikal have also emerged in the men's category. Thus, the Pushkar era has shone a light until 2024. But now, there is no one in the top 10 among women. telugu girl pv sindhu is ranked 15th. Among men, only Lakshya Sen (ranked 21st) is slightly better. In doubles, Satwik-Chirag Shetty (ranked 9th) are shining from time to time. After PV Sindhu's bronze in the tokyo Olympics, India's fortunes have not risen again. Kidambi srikanth shone in the Asian and Commonwealth Games and became the world topper. In doubles, Satwik-Chirag have also achieved some key milestones. After the 2022 Thomas Cup victory, the Satwik pair's top ranking the following year, they have not won a title for two years as a consolation. While they came to the paris Olympics with flying colors last year, PV Sindhu's poor form continues this year.
They lost in the first round five times out of ten tournaments. It was difficult to reach the second round four times. Sai Praneeth said goodbye to the game. Lakshya Sen did not recover after losing the paris Olympics bronze. There is an opinion that the current state of indian badminton is due to the lack of suitable coaches. The best coaches like Prakash Padukone, Pullela Gopichand, and vimal Kumar are no longer visible.
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Sowmiya Sriram

17/08/2025 12:36 PM