Satwik and Chirag’s rivals Alfian-Ardianto are in All England men’s doubles finals. Is this start of grand Indonesian comeback before Paris Olympics?
The Indonesian doubles dominance had gone missing until this week at All England. Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto have resurfaced making semis at Birmingham, just in time to announce their intent to be in contention for the Olympics. But it’s been a curious absence for the Indonesian pairings in tournaments since October.Hendra Setiawan and Mohammed Ahsan would probably just smile and wave it off if Satwiksairaj Rankireddy actually got down to gushing about them, to their face in his inimitable way. So just as well that Satwik and Chirag Shetty chose to bow deep and complete an awkwardly rushed but genuinely emotional namaskar at the net, after beating their idols in the first round of the All England.
The ‘Daddies’ might still turn up in Birmingham next year, you never know. Bu...