Internet Desk: After not taking a part in the China Open Super Series Premier, India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has again decided to skip next week’s hong Kong Super Series to reach to his best shape ahead of the Dubai Super Series Final which is set to take place in December.
“Srikanth is much better. The injury has almost healed. But we wanted to ensure that he is 100 per cent before he plays a tournament, not even 90 per cent, so we decided to give him another week’s time rest. We want him to be very good in the tournament he plays,” India physio C Kiran told PTI.
Srikanth didn’t take part in the China Open Super Series Premier after his doctor advised him to take a week’s rest to recover from his muscle strain.
Among others, recovering from a shoulder injury, Sameer Verma too will sit out of the Hong Kong Open, while Ajay Jayaram had earlier pulled out of the tournament as he is recuperating from a hamstring injury.
Sameer had suffered a shoulder injury during the training and had pulled out of the Denmark Open, French Open and National Championship.
“My injury has healed and I am going through the rehabilitation now. I will start my rigorous on-court training next month,” said Sameer, who had won the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold in January this year.
“I hope to regain my full fitness before the PBL (Premier Badminton League),” said the 23-year-old from Dhar.
Meanwhile, Singapore Open champion B Sai Praneeth will be back in action at Hong Kong Open after resting for a week.
“I had skipped the China Open to take rest. I will play in Hong Kong. The team is leaving today,” he said.