Despair or triumph, Srikanth’s arc comes full circle at Huelva | Badminton News – Times of India
Mischief got Kidambi Srikanth where he finds himself today. Now, before you go looking for some intrigue as he stands on the threshold of the biggest moment in his career, it was the need to curb his extra-playful ways as a kid that made his parents turn to the badminton court. And the rest was history? Not quite. Even that, goes the story, took some doing. Pullela Gopichand wasn't too sure of the kid's potential, happy as the coach was with older sibling Nandagopal's early progress at his academy. An exasperated father had to convince hard to make Gopichand relent and take his younger son too under his wing. Then, as they say, the rest was history. Says who? Like most success stories, Srikanth's tale has its share of grit and hard work. Some critical decisions and self-belief also play...
