‘New rule could have come at better time’
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu feels the experimental service law in badminton could have come at a better time.
According to the new rule, “the whole of the shuttle shall be below 1.15 metres from the surface of the court at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket”.
The law will be tested at next year’s All England Open Championships.
“From my side its just that it could have come at a better time. A different tournament instead of the All England Championships because it is a prestigious tournament, as far as my service goes I am trying but it should not be much of problem. We just need to practice it out,” Sindhu said.
Asked about the cramped international calendar, which has been slammed by top players like, Sindhu said there is no point talking about it.
“The calender has already come out so we cannot say we won’t play. Of course its a very tough schedule with World Championship, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. I am
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going to pick and choose tournaments and plan with the coach accordingly.”
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) had earlier received a lot of flak after it made it mandatory for top shuttlers to play at least 12 tournaments in a revamped schedule for 2018.
However, Sindhu is not on the same page as some other players who suggested that badminton calendar should have tournaments like the tennis Grand slams.
“I cannot comment about someone else, how they prepare for the tournament and they can’t say about me. Some tournaments maybe are important for others while some are important for me,” she said.