#3 A chance to see how the youngsters from India perform
It is most certainly India’s golden age in badminton. While the likes of Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth have already made a name for themselves in the International circuit, several other youngsters are making waves with their outstanding performances.
As many as five male shuttlers, apart from Kidambi Srikanth, are currently in the world top 50. Four of them, HS Prannoy, B Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma and Sameer Verma are under the age of 24. Their performances have been impressive over the past 12 months.
Most recently, Sameer Verma created a lot of uproar after making a Superseries final appearance at the Hong Kong Open after defeating a number of top ranked players in the preliminary rounds. Even Siril Verma, who is the junior world number one badminton player, is someone to watch out for.
The young Indian players have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the best in the world and they will be hoping to give their best, We, the fans, have the opportunity to witness the future of the sport in the country at the PBL.