Mar 15, 2025 09:53 AM IST
U. Vimal Kumar was a bit important of Lakshya failing to recover from the road within the Tremendous 1000 and Tremendous 750 occasions
Former nationwide coach and Dhronacharya awardee U. Vimal Kumar has expressed issues over the current underperformance of Indian shuttlers on the massive levels. Indian badminton stars had a forgettable run within the Paris Olympics as they returned to the nation medal-less. Lakshya Sen did give India some hope by reaching the semis in Paris, however he didn’t get previous Viktor Axlesen. Within the current All England Open quarterfinal, he suffered the identical destiny and misplaced to Chinese language sixth seed Li Shifeng in 45 minutes in Birmingham. The Indian problem led to All England as the ladies’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand additionally misplaced their quarters to Chinese language second seeds Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 14-21 10-21 in a match lasting 46 minutes.
Indian badminton participant Lakshya Sen crashed out of All England Open.(HT_PRINT)
U. Vimal Kumar is just not impressed with the expansion of the Indian badminton stars, as he did not shrink back from naming those who’ve proven promise however lack consistency.
“Arun George and Satish Karunakaran confirmed immense potential however they haven’t made the massive leap into the highest 30s in order that they’ll play within the Tremendous Collection occasions usually. They arrive out with good wins however the consistency is lacking. They need to make it large within the subsequent yr, in any other case it is going to be troublesome for them as quite a lot of promising gamers are developing from different international locations. At their age, they need to be successful tournaments by now. Ayush Shetty has provide you with some good wins and has entered the highest 40 which is a wholesome signal. He could be a large star contemplating he’s solely 19. Tharun Mannepalli is one other participant who holds promise,’‘ Vimal Kumar told Sportstar.
‘Lakshya Sen is going to be our mainstay’
He was additionally a bit important of Lakshya failing to recover from the road within the Tremendous 1000 and Tremendous 750 occasions, however he’s assured that the younger shuttler can be India’s mainstay within the sport.
“Lakshya Sen continues to be among the many prime 20. However he has to search out consistency and win some large tournaments, the Tremendous 1000 and Tremendous 750 occasions. He’s going to be our mainstay within the coming years,’‘ he added.
While praising the country’s women shuttlers, Vimal also advised them to work on their finishing stroke, which he feels has been letting them down when finishing rallies on big stages.
“As far as women are concerned we have a really good crop of young players coming up and somebody will make a breakthrough so I am not that worried. Malavika Bansod is a good player. But our women players are unable to find a finishing stroke. They need the sharpness to finish a rally and need to work on that aspect,’‘ he said.
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