Indian ace shuttler Parupalli Kashyap out for 2 months with calf injury

Kashyap being attended to after tearing his calf muscle during his second round match at the French Open Photo Courtesy: Badminton Photo

World No. 8 Parupalli Kashyap who retired from the French Open in the second round, posted on his Facebook page that he suffered a torn calf muscle during his second round match against Rajiv Ouseph. The injury is said to keep him out of action for over two months.

Kashyap who won the Commonwealth Gold last year in Beijing has had a dismal 2015 season during which crashed out of the Japan open in the second round as well. The only silver lining in Kashyap woeful year was the India Open Grand Prix Gold that he secured defeating fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth earlier this year.

Kashyap also had a poor run of form at the World Championships which took place in Indonesia earlier this year, losing to his long time rival Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam, 21-17, 13-21, 18-21.

The 29-year-old posted this status on his Facebook page:

Injured myself during the third game of the round of 16. Initial diagnosis by the physio suggests a torn calf muscle,...

Posted by Parupalli Kashyap on Friday, October 23, 2015

Kashyap lost the opening game 21-11 but came back strong in the second to take it 13-21, but retired when the score was at 2-4 in the third game at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin.

not a good day! tore my calf muscle.. in terrible pain! Will get a clear picture once I'm back home.:( RICE treatment for the next 48hrs..

— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) October 22, 2015

Into the quarter finals tomorrow, but not the way I would have liked with my opponent withdrawing, wish @parupallik a quick recovery

— Rajiv Ouseph (@rajivouseph) October 22, 2015