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The Indian men’s singles players have emerged from the shadows of Saina and Sindhu and have made their own mark this year. That Indian badminton is much, much more than just the two golden girls, has been validated time and again this season with the likes of Srikanth Kidambi, B Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and HS Prannoy all winning titles.

Perhaps the greatest demonstration of this fact is in the BWF world men’s singles rankings. 14 Indians entered the top 100 of the rankings in April for the first time ever with six of them in the top 50.

If nothing else, this should be the best indicator of how far the men have come.

About the author

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.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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