Srikanth, your 'work' ethic has no limits. kudos. Bank Of Baroda opted a correct choice to represent their brand.
If everything goes perfect, this week he will meet either lakshya Sen or Son won ho in quarters. Will he able to beat any one of them?
I prefer to stay peacefully by not expecting or predicting anything, even if he is leading 20-10 in a match.
Yeah. I want him to qualify for olympics. With the way it is going, lakshya sen if he play like this, he may qualify. But very very difficult. How is your health by the way? Take rest.
To be honest, only Srikanth is the one who has the capability to be in top 5 and defeat top players if he is in form. I don't see any of other players like HSP, BSP, SV or PK to do that. Srikanth is around 25-26 , this is supposed to be his peak form period but it saddens me to see him play like this. His decision is a good one. Better late than never. As of now, I'll not make fun of him or troll him, just hope it's the start of something positive for him as well as us.
Below is the comment made by one of the fans. You can see that comment in the above link. Fans are frustrated by behaviour of BAI and its "awesome" social media handles. This is not at all a tough luck man why u guys do this. R u f****** serious this man in the frame is former no 1 who has not got a single results in last 20 odd months with so much loc nd sports ministry money used nd every other opponent who started with him is doing so well in the this being relatively easier nd tier 3 tournament where all top players are missing nd he has lost in quater in two sets by a player who is also coming from an break nd has played so much less tournament thn him nd stil you are saying tough luck. Are you serious.. it is the time to come harsh nd show the reality 2 yr is a long time man. we all know we're momota is today who has started with him and came after a ban. Only because of you people these players are not seeing the mirror of their performance nd we all know were indian badminton is today with less than 8 month to Olympic
Don't worry, I'll be much sharper in comments towards BAI than that poster . As for Srikanth, I'm willing to wait till May-June as he's accepted to work hard in practice and work on his shortcomings. Till then no comments on Srikanth
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ne...-times-ahead-for-kidambi-srikanth-2071787.amp At last, the Indian media is scrutinizing his performances and turning the heat on him. Better late than never Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reading the first line of the article "Seven sixty-six" gave me a strong indication this is an article I wanted to read.
By suggesting changing environment and sparring partners may be Vimal Kumar want SK to train at PPBA. I don't know if Indian mens singles players practice together or envy each other(like PVS, SN), I've certainly seen Axelsen, Antonsen and AS Ginting, J Christie train together.
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/othe...nap-out-of-his-slump/article30221379.ece/amp/ Can Srikanth snap out of his slump? Author: V.V. Subrahmanyam 06 DECEMBER 2019 23:01 IST The former World No. 1 has struggled to string wins together in tournaments. He hasn’t won a title in two years. Can he rediscover his best form in time for the 2020 Olympics? In life and in sport, scaling the summit is easier than staying there. K. Srikanth, the world’s No. 1 male badminton player last April, is experiencing the truth of this adage. He took the sport by storm in 2017, becoming the fourth man to win four Superseries titles in a year — only Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Chen Long, three of the most decorated shuttlers in history, managed the feat before Srikanth. Not long after, in 2018, he ascended to the top of the rankings. This was a phase in which he was expected to take his game to the next level. Drop-off But with the 2020 Olympics nearing, Srikanth finds himself in a slump he is struggling to wriggle out of. He has made just one BWF Tour final in the last two years (the 2019 India Open). His semifinal appearance at last month’s Hong Kong Open was aided by a walk-over and a retirement. Even in a depleted field at the recently concluded Syed Modi International in Lucknow, the once formidable shuttler struggled to make an impact, losing in the quarterfinals. Just what is wrong? Is it a lack of confidence or does the 26-year-old need to make changes to his game? Does he need to revisit his training programme and think more selectively about which tournaments to play in the run-up to the Olympics? Medal prospect These questions are significant because Srikanth, now No. 12, can still make a case that he is India’s best shot of winning a medal in the men’s singles event in Tokyo. B. Sai Praneeth is ranked a spot higher at No. 11 and this August became only the second male Indian player to win a World Championship medal, after the legendary Prakash Padukone. Praneeth has shown he can compete with the world’s finest, but has struggled with the consistency of his play and his fitness in the past. India’s next best — No. 23 P. Kashyap, No. 26 Sameer Verma, No. 27 H.S. Prannoy and No. 29 Sourabh Verma — have produced the odd flash of brilliance but have never really threatened to dominate the circuit. So it’s understandable why even an out-of-form Srikanth continues to be the focal point of the discussion on the men’s singles event. “It is only a question of time. One big win should change the course of my career again,” asserts Srikanth. But how and when will this happen? “If you look at the kind of efforts I am making, I should not be faulted. Like all other contenders for an Olympic slot, I am also going all out to be there in Tokyo. But again, you need some luck on a given day. Hope things will turn around soon.” Srikanth doesn’t think there is a need to change his play, saying it’s just a question of regaining form. He is less forthcoming about whether he misses coach Mulyo Handoyo, whom he worked with at the Gopichand Academy until the Indonesian’s exit in January 2018. A singles specialist who coached former World No. 1 Taufik Hidayat, Handoyo brought new ideas and a different method of training to the academy. His time in India coincided with an improvement in the men’s results. Srikanth’s loss of form occurred after Handoyo’s departure. Chief national coach P. Gopi Chand says there is “no doubt Srikanth is struggling” but adds that “there are no signs that anything is wrong with his game”. “I don’t see him very far from the best in the business despite his indifferent form,” he says. “I do believe he has it in him [to get back to his best].” The right balance Gopi says, however, that it’s important Srikanth finds the right balance between match-play and time on the practice courts. Indeed, it’s something Gopi says other players will do well to consider, too. “I think the training aspects need to be addressed urgently. If we look at the number of tournaments they are playing, it is obvious they are pushing themselves. A rat race is on to be up there in the rankings,” Gopi says. “It is only that they have to manage that better — not just continuously playing, but stopping and pausing to work on their game.” A window for focused training, Gopi says, will make a big difference to India’s chances at the Olympics. “We need to go back to the drawing board, work on mistakes — maybe May-July next year… big months for preparation. Sai [Praneeth] did this [before the Worlds] and benefited. Or just look at how [P.V.] Sindhu trained before the 2016 Rio Olympics and the result. And I won’t hesitate to remind you that I won the All England Championships [in 2001] by not playing any tournaments for three months. That’s my experience. ‘Train hard,’ is my philosophy.” A schedule that spaces out events and allows for a period of intense training, like Gopi recommends, could be just what Srikanth requires to rediscover the form that took him to World No. 1. And if he gets there again, he would like to stay a little longer.
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/srik...ers-think-my-game-is-gone/article30221515.ece Srikanth is at a stage where players think: ‘My game is gone’ Author: U. Vimal Kumar (former India NT player and coach) DECEMBER 06, 2019 23:05 IST But here’s what he needs to turn it around: sharper in-game tactics and improved shot-selection; a physical conditioning programme that suits his body; the mental reassurance that he has beaten the best In the last one year, there has been a dip in the performance of our top men’s singles players, especially K. Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy. Sai Praneeth has been doing reasonably better. Srikanth and Prannoy haven’t really done well after the sudden departure of Indonesian coach Mulyo Handoyo. And they have also been dealing with a lot of injuries. Srikanth also changed his equipment [early 2019]. I wouldn’t say the dip is because of that, but at the highest level, it does matter. If you are not physically very confident about yourself, it’s tough. Srikanth is now not very confident of playing his shots. He is an attacking player, with a good approach to the net and can play very tight and good net shots. He has very good deceptive pushes from the net. He is not employing those well. And when he gets an opportunity to attack, he is reluctant to use his hard smashes, especially down the line, and he is trying the half-smashes which are being read very well. Once you are a top player, you are scouted well and others come prepared with their tactics and strategies. So his physical training is the key. Now he is 26 and needs to find the training which suits his body. It has to perfectly sync with what he intends to do on court. The fitness coach needs to perfectly understand that and devise his off-court training programme accordingly. In the middle of the tournament season, there really is no time for fitness. So he has to maintain the current levels and work on his on-court confidence. He needs support with some good sparring and that’s Gopi’s responsibility. It’s a stage in Srikanth’s career at which young players, who have nothing to lose and are hoping to make a mark on the big stage, will have a go at him and put tremendous pressure. So he needs to be in good spirits. Mentoring is important. It is the sort of time when players start thinking: ‘My game is completely gone. I cannot play’. What Srikanth needs to be told is that he has beaten the best of the players. There aren’t many in world badminton at present who haven’t lost to him. He needs that reassurance.
Vimal Kumar article is very sensible and balanced. There is another fact taken from newspaper "The Hindu". Since France Open 2017 title, Srikanth win loss record against top 10 players is 6-20 which includes 7 straight losses to Kento Momota. Srikanth is quoted " If you look at the kind of efforts I am making. I should not be faulted. I am going all out to be there in Tokyo. One big win should change the course of my career again " Gopichand is quoted " There are no signs that anything is wrong with Srikanth's game. I don't see him very far from the best in the business despite his indifferent form. I believe he has it in him to get back to his best "
Well said coach Vimal Kumar. I don't agree with equipment though, Srikant won 2014 china open with same equipment sponsor, also Sindhu won World Championship with same racket.
