Indian badminton chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Friday admitted that it was difficult for him to handle Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu together and that he could not choose either of the two players as his favorite. Gopichand said that even in his dreams he cannot say that either one of them is his favorite.
Indian national badminton team’s chief national coach Gopichand also admitted that the BWF’s hectic schedule is causing problems, but at the same time, he believes that a player like PV Sindhu will have to adjust rather than complain about it. Gopichand hopes that the Rio Olympics silver medalist Sindhu will be able to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
The world No. 6 won the gold medal in the World Championship last year but could not win any other tournament. Gopichand said, “I believe the busy schedule has been a problem for the top players but this issue is related to all the players. Being a top player, it is her (Sindhu) duty to adjust without complaining. He added, “Sindhu is working on some of her mistakes and hope that we will be able to solve them.”
Gopichand is confident that Sindhu will succeed in turning the dice at the time of Olympics. He said, “We have a good team that has Park (Tai Sang) as coach, we have Srikanth trainer and physio. Hopefully we will prepare well in the coming months before the Olympics.”