Pullela Gopichand: He has the speed and quality of strokes, which is impressive. But he needs to be…

“ He has the speed and quality of strokes, which is impressive. But he needs to be consistent. With a game like that, it is not very easy. If he gets consistent, he could be there (at the top) for a long time as he has the weapons. He's had some big wins but has been up and down quite a bit. The quicker he stabilises, the better it’ll be for him,

Pullela Gopichand, 2 years

Full focus to go with the half-smash is rising shuttler Priyanshu…

Statements by Pullela Gopichand

“ In India, people often go to extremes—it’s either all about academics, like starting IIT coaching in Class 6, or all about sports with education completely ignored. What about the 99% (sportspeople…

Pullela Gopichand, 8 months

‘Academics and sports should go hand in hand’

“ I was looking forward to somehow getting to the Anmol match, knowing she’ll figure it all out,

Pullela Gopichand, 2 years

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