It seems Indian badminton coaches are in heavy demand in the United States now. After Shlok Ramchandran, B Sai Praneeth and Mohammed Siyadath Ullah are also moving to the US soon. While Sai Praneeth will join Triangle Badminton Academy in North Carolina, Siyadath will join Oregon Badminton Academy. Former doubles specialist Shlok has been main coach at the Synergy Badminton Academy, California for the last three years. Shlok was also one of the US coaches during the 23rd BWF World Junior Championships, held in Washington last year. Tokyo Olympian Sai Praneeth formally announced his retirement from competitive badminton last week. The 31-year-old will be shifting to the US with his family for a new role within a fortnight.
CSK’S Conway to have surgery, may miss IPL
New Zealand opener Devon Conway is all but ruled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a left thumb injury that will take eight weeks to heal, dealing a blow to his franchise Chennai Super Kings. Conway sustained the injury during the T20I series against Australia last month. The 32-year-old will undergo a surgery on his thumb which got injured on Feb 23.
ICC Test rankings: Jaiswal rises to 12th, Jurel 69th
India’s latest batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal advanced towards a top-10 spot in the ICC rankings for Test batters by climbing three spots to 12th while his compatriot Dhruv Jurel leapfrogged 31 places to 69th. Jaiswal, who started the series in 69th position, continues his ascent to the top after scores of 73 and 37 in the fourth Test.
Swimmer Dhinidhi clocks ‘Best Indian Time’
Dhinidhi Desinghu produced a record-breaking swim to clock the ‘Best Indian Time’ in the girl’s 100m freestyle on way to a fourth place finish at the 11th Asian Group Aquatics Championships in Philippines. Dhinidhi broke the previous record of 57.35s set by Kenisha Gupta, clocking a new Indian best time of 57.33s.
