Much like Saina Nehwal, the India No. 1 men’s singles player, Kidambi Srikanth’s season post the Rio Olympics too got mired in injury and disappointment. In his quest to rack up points for a third consecutive appearance at the Dubai World Super Series Finals, the Guntur-born player curtailed his rest and embarked on the Asian Swing right after Rio.
However, disaster struck at the Japan Open Superseries and the 23-year-old suffered an ankle injury. All his attempts to return did not meet with any success and the Pullela Gopichand protégé had to ultimately call off the season.
As Srikanth is aiming to make a full-fledged comeback next year, the PBL is just what the doctor ordered for him. The World No. 13 represented the Bengaluru franchise in the previous edition but this time, he will appear for the Awadhe Warriors alongside Nehwal. The rejuvenated Indians can surely set the stage on fire with their two-pronged attack.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
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