Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Friday said he was not worried about rankings and that his main priority was to perform well in upcoming badminton tournaments. Speaking after being felicitated by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) in New Delhi, Srikanth said, "I am not thinking about the rankings. His coach and former badminton player Pullela Gopichand earlier said that rankings was not the priority right now for players and stressed on consistent performance in the upcoming major tournaments. "Ranking is about luck and it's not a priority, but I think performance in the big tournaments is what we are looking for," said Gopichand. Srikanth underscored that he wanted to remain fit ahead of 2018 Badminton World Championships and 2018 Asian Games scheduled to be held in the next two to three months.

Source: dna May 06, 2018 10:52 UTC