India has always been a cricket crazy nation, where the sport rules the roost, and other sports normally take a backseat. There are various sports, which are making India proud and one of them being badminton, but are we giving them enough credit?
The day India dismantled Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 on Thursday, making the dream India vs Pakistan final come true, shuttler HS Prannoy showed some amazing skills against Lee Chong Wei in the second round of the Indonesia Open as well. He won the match in straight sets, 21-10, 21-18. Defeating a player of such calibre is a massive achievement.
Prannoy continued his amazing form in the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open as well. Beating Chong Wei was a victory in itself, but he defeated Chen Long, who is said to be one of the greatest players in world badminton, on Friday too. This is an incredible story to beat Chong Wei and Long in two straight days. Incredible!
The positive story of Indonesia Open does not end there as Kidambi Srikanth beat fourth seed on Thursday, and came up with an even comprehensive win over Tzu Wei Wang on Friday.
Defeating such top players of the world in one single competition by an Indian shuttler does not happen regularly. One hopes that both the players, who have booked their semifinals spot, will do well in the competition.
With both the players reaching the semi-finals, they have a chance of reaching the final on Sunday. However, even if one of them reaches the final and wins the title, they may not get that deserved attention as all eyes will be in the upcoming India vs Pakistan final in London.
Is it fair?
