Badminton is followed in India not since Prakash Padukone’s win in the All England Super Series; infact it’s followed before Prakash Nath heroics in the finals of All England Super Series. Overall it’s not wrong to say that Badminton is followed in India from seventy six years, but even after seven decades India has been over shadowed, first by the Indonesians and then by the Chinese.
It’s not like that Indians don’t take Badminton seriously, in the decade of 1950’s, after Cricket, Badminton was the most popular sport followed in Mumbai, Allahabad and other south cities and still the Indians are lacking behind to rule the badminton world.
Although India have produce greats in Badminton from time to time like Prakash Nath, Prakash Padukone,Pullela Gopichand and Saina Nehwal, but why does India find only few greats even after playing since seventy long years. Whereas nation like China who became the part of world badminton in 1980’s now Dominates the entire Badminton world.
No doubt the facilities in India earlier were poor; as a result players like Dipankar Banerjee, Rajeev Bagaa were not able to give complete justice to their talent, but since the inception of 21st century, things have changed, Indian shuttlers are now lucky enough to get better facilities, As Hyderabad is the center of Indian Badminton, Players do get an opportunity to practice in the world class Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy but even though Indians are lacking behind the others.
After Pullela Gopichand, no other Indian have won All England Super Series, the present Badminton star Saina Nehwal too have been thrashed out even before the quarter-finals in the ongoing tournament.
No doubt with the last few years the standard of Indian Badminton has raised considerably high, players from all categories are playing well but somewhere Indian are not able to conquer the Gold, which matters the most.What can the reason for this? The players are getting better facilities, experienced coach, good support from the Sport Ministry and what else a player want to prove himself in the world.Can it be the fitness level or the talent or the culture that differs from others which is a big huddle in the race of dominating the world of Badminton?
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