Would be too optimistic to call ourselves dominant force: Pullela Gopichand

ODENSE: Indian badminton has been on the ascendancy for relatively a while now however a practical chief national trainer Pullela Gopichand believes that there's still an extended strategy to move ahead of the rustic can also be termed as dominant force within the recreation.

In recent past, PV Sindhu have won silver medals at the Olympic Games and World Championship together with more than one Super Series victories.

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Saina Nehwal has made a a hit comeback from harm with a World Championship bronze medal while Kidambi Srikanth has now won 3 Super sequence titles in one season.

"I think we are being too optimistic," used to be Gopichand's speedy answer when asked if India have now turn out to be world beaters in trip recreation.

"We as a system are not ready for that sort of a thing (moniker). Unfortunately, there are not many people, who understand world level sport and it is too early to say that. There is immense potential but the system, I think a lot still needs to be done," Gopichand said.

The trainer is proud of the development regardless that throughout a yr where Indian shuttlers have won six Super Series titles. Apart from Srikanth's hat-trick, Sindhu has won two titles and B Sai Praneeth won one.

"Overall it has been a good positive year. We had some very good performances at World Championship, Super series. In all the big events, we have performed well and I think it is a stepping stone for the next 2-3 years, leading upto the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Olympic qualification and then the Tokyo Games," Gopichand observed.

A hectic yr lies ahead for India as a bunch of big-ticket events, including Commonwealth Games, Asian video games and World Championship lined up.

Asked how he plans to make the avid gamers top at proper tournament subsequent yr, Gopichand said: "We could have the periodization and making plans for subsequent yr however it's going to be a challenge as a result of there are too many necessary tournaments too shut (to each other).

"There is All England and Commonwealth Games which can be shut to each other. Similarly, World Championship and Asian Games are shut after which there are heaps of different tournaments which make a decision the ratings, so it will be a challenge. It might be a troublesome yr however hopefully we can set up," the trainer looked made up our minds.

Asked if All England Championship is dropping its relevance, Gopichand, who won the title in 2001, said: "It is a converting world. All England has the history and lot of older folks take it as the World Championship and Olympics roughly a thing. But lately's day Olympics and World Championship have taken their place."

He agreed that with introduction of Super Series Premier and the type of cash related, state of affairs is sure to switch.

"We are having premier super sequence and now subsequent yr we can have grand slams and lot more tournaments have more prize cash and a few of them has same rating points as the All England. Lot of folks will suppose All England as the first among equals however issues are converting."

Saina has recently returned to Hyderabad to train below him after being below the guidance of Vimal Kumar in Bangalore for 3 years.

Former World No. 1 Saina has recovered from a career- threatening knee harm to win a bronze at World Championship in August.

Asked what would it not take for Saina to regain her world number 1 rating, Gopichand said: "There are loads of areas where she must work on. She has a large number of pressure and eagerness and I am positive that God willing, we will reach it."