New Delhi : Star badminton couple Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, along with India’s recent Thomas Cup hero HS Prannoy, made late pullouts from the Indonesian Open Super Series 500 event beginning in Jakarta on Tuesday (June 7).
India’s first Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina has decided to skip citing workload management, while Kashyap is yet to regain fitness after recovering from a hamstring injury. ‘I had injured my hamstring just before the selection trials and that took seven weeks to heal, then I had an ankle issue,’ Kashyap said
‘I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events. ‘Saina withdrew because there are so many tournaments so she thought it is better if she plays next week and skips this one. She is fine, Kashyap added.
Prannoy, who played a key role in India’s historic triumph in the Thomas Cup last month, also pulled out to focus on next four events on the Tour.