Chennai: All eyes will be on the under-19 girls singles top seed Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of India coach Pullela Gopichand, at the Sunrise All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, starting here on Tuesday.
Over 1,000 young shuttlers will be vying for breakthrough victories, but Gayatri Gopichand will be the cynosure of all eyes as she is set to lead the country’s next generation of players towards greater and success.
The 16-year-old Hyderabadi, who has shown rare consistency and amazing temperament at this level, will, however, keep her eye on Chhattisgarh’s Aakarshi Kashyap. Both are highly talented and were part of the Asian Games contingent and have also traded wins in the past.
They will be keen to pocket this trophy as the tournament doubles up as a selection ticket for the Junior Asian Badminton Championship (ABC) in China two months later. IANS
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