2018 World Badminton Championships: Satwiksairaj of India Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty ready for the challenge

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Olympic bronze medalists Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge 21-19, 12-21, 21-19. (Reuters File Photo)

Even the Big Smash of Indian Badminton – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – needs an occasional boost. Regarded as the most brilliant talent of the Indian doubles with its massive attack game, smash and typing speed that is tied with the best international names in the fastest shuttle exchanges, Satwik is the name that should push the country to reach unprecedented

But from time to time, the 18-year-old confronts the sad realization that his game can not take off without his two irreplaceable partners – Ashwini Ponappa in mixed doubles and Chirag Shetty doubles male.

While they continue to shoulder their responsibilities of assisting and setting up the big Satwik attacks, during the first days of the World Championship like Tuesday, the two men are perfectly capable to carry the big boy during his rest days. The majority squad allowed the team to come back in strength during a league match against the 15th seeded German Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich 10-21, 21-17, 21-18, It's Chirag Shetty who has been daring by the time the duo took away the Olympic bronze medalists, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, of England, 21-19, 12-21, 21 -19.

For some time now, Shirag Shetty, Satwik's mastermind, has taken on the responsibility of taking control when things get a little rough on the court. Tuesday against the Commonwealth Games champions, he was at 16-16 in the deciding match.

The young English couple, in addition to surprising everyone with the bronze medal in Rio, was also a thorn in the skin of the even younger Indian jumpsuit. After the Gold Coast finale where they broke Indian hearts.

Satwik-Chirag deeply felt the difference between winning a silver medal and winning the gold medal. . In Nanjing, in the first round of men's doubles, they clashed again against the English, who had gone 8-11 down to 16, all in third. It is here that Chirag dropped the role of his setter and sent a whistle to the pitch.

The 21-year-old will choose the next two winners in a hurry to deny the British the chance to gain momentum. At the top It was his proactive withdrawal from the moment that ends up forgiving the pair after Satwik has done a service. "Our coach has asked us to play our natural game and focus on the three-four shots, a big charge is on our shoulders.If we play our natural game, we can beat anybody," said Chirag at BWF later, highlighting his decision to shift gears to attack in a game.

It was the second game of the day, when Satwik needed a serious shepherd from his partner – this time Ashwini Ponappa, who has evolved as a leader this year.Satwik was literally awake on the wrong side of the bed. "We have not started well. I did not have enough rest last night and there was some body pain, "he said, after the team finished its second round match in the morning, rallying to a screamer of a first match. "Fortunately, I was warmed up by the second game," he will say later to the BWF.

While the faults of service had discouraged them at the beginning of the match, the pair seemed a little uncertain. The Germans have started. Isabel was a handful at the net, and the Indians needed to break the wall at the net, as they stabilized and reduced easy mistakes.

"I was nervous, she was confident," Ironically ironically satwik. later. This was not the most convincing of the victories, but the duo showed great application in returning from the deficit of the first set.

The Indians became a little more aggressive as the game progressed. "We had more pressure instead of going to the net because the girl was good and it was important to pass the shuttle," Ashwini said. Although she also felt the lack of confidence, the girl of 28 years kept her head up and dug out to get them both out of trouble.

They meet the Malaysian Goh Soon Huat – Shevon Jamie Lai whom they had packed at the Gold Coast, in what the Malaysians call the grudge match. "We just have to keep our heads, stay focused, not stay ahead and stay calm," said Ashwini, in what was instructive throughout this stiff Round 2 encounter.

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