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India lags behind as a team: Gopi
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Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Saturday said that Premier Badminton League (PBL) helps shuttlers to boost their career but it\'s left to the players to decide whether they should play for the country or the PBL especially when they are recovering from an injury.
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Bangalore: Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Saturday said that Premier Badminton League (PBL) helps shuttlers to boost their career but it's left to the players to decide whether they should play for the country or the PBL especially when they are recovering from an injury.“The previous Indian Badminton League was very helpful for young players and definitely a great boost for existing players too. For instance, Kidambi Srikanth matured into a good player, taking off from the previous IBL. So, I am sure that the league will be a great help for players moving forward,” Gopichand said.
Asked if Saina should place country first before leagues such as IBL to gain vital rest to fully recover from injury ahead of Rio Olympics, Gopichand said, “I don't want to go into specifics of individual players, especially I am not training with and I am sure her (Saina) team will decide that. The individual players and their team will have to take that choice.”
Gopichand was in the city to attend GoSports Foundation Conclave.
On whetehr it was the 'Golden Era' for Indian badminton with at least six women and men players among the top 20 in the world, he said the country was seeing some of the best results in individual category, but as a team it has not been that great.
“Definitely, what we are seeing is some of the best results we had. We had individual players that have done well in the past, but as a team it has not been that great,” he said.
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