Sports icons resulting from Indian TT players who are also folded

There is something or many things that are done today in India when it comes to sports administration as sporting performance in a diverse range of sports disciplines such as say table tennis at the world level, with an almost stage level -finish at the Olympic Games in one of the fastest racket sports, perhaps second to squash.

Op de opmars van Indiase mannen, en belangrijkere vrouwelijke tafeltennissterren, barsten op de wereld van tafeltennis met overwinningen tegen de beste ter wereld is de grootste advertentie van het dromen van Big Dreaming, en hard werken om ze te bereiken met een duidelijke focus, nationale tafel tenniscoach Sourav Chakraborty, een gevierde speler zelf, een gevierde speler, een combinatie van de juiste talent en het aanmoedigen van de juiste talenten en het Encourage the right talents and encouraging the right talents.

Advertisement

That is why Indian Paddlers have lately in the news for the right side and happy reasons that beat the best players in the world. And more often than not, Indian players hold their own against the best in the industry – say a Mannika Batra or a Sreeja Akula or an Ahikiya Mukherjee who puts it over their rivals on the other side of the table without even worrying about their reputation, ranking on status in the TT -Werelder.

“At the Olympic Games, winning two games against China and beating world number one and two, something that dreams have been made of. You can imagine that I was lucky to be there with the team in Paris,” said Sourav, who is a celebrated national and international player. He currently works as a national coach, who assists Massimo Costantini, the head coach of the Indian TT team.

He is of the opinion that it was government support and less of interference, introduction of well -meaning arrangements that typed the right talent and cared for them, and the rise of the private sector in actively dealing with sport and athletes as the reason to do well in sporting disciplines, and more in the Tennis Arena.

Now in Chennai with his departments who participated at the World Table Tennis star -Chennai 2025 event, coach Sourav spoke with the statesman about the sport, his stars and future in a quick interview.

Compared to what we got in the old days and what the players get today, it is now fantastic. De overheid, de The Sports Authority of India (SAI) en de Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) en zelfs deelname van particuliere spelers bij het organiseren van evenementen sinds 2017 Het spel van tafeltennis is drastisch veranderd voor het goede, zei hij en voegde eraan toe, wat evenementen als deze doen, is dat Indiase spelers worden blootgesteld aan wereldniveau -spelers, interactie met hen, tegen hen en tegen hen. In the process they have lost the fear factor that previously played on their thoughts, Sourv said.

If players such as Manjit Dua or Kamlesh Mehta or Manmeet Singh, and Sudhir Phadke had contributed enormously to the game, as well as Iconic Indu Puri Ji, today as Mannika Batra or a Sharat Kamal have lifted the game in the eyes of countless supporters and masses. And have become icons themselves, in the process, Sourav, who coached Indian men and women's teams, this correspondent told.

When players such as Mannika, Sreeja, Ahikiya of the Womens Team and Sharat Kamal, Manav Takkar and Manush Shah absolutely do great, the players of the younger generation give the stars of tomorrow the confidence that India is on the right growth path in terms of table tennis, he said. Sourv, one of the best left -handed players in the country, was always fearless and stylish and had the opportunity to make his opponents dance and tire around the table. He made a name for himself in India and the TT world.

I think what happened in table tennis is that players of today and even Tomorrows have developed trust in themselves that they are beating the best in the world. Sharat is a phenomenon in himself and we have all seen how Mannika Batra has become the greatest ambassador of TTS with her calm attitude and aggressive on-table heroic deeds. Offscreen, when they learn that they let go of offers from films to concentrate on table tennis, she won the respect of many real sports enthusiasts, Sourav said.

How easy or difficult is it for coaching staff to do his work?

The Indian players are now mature enough and are able to make any changes to the Mid-Match strategy that we can think of as coaches. At this level, the players only need those small and crucial guidance that a coach with a large image display of the event of the happening can offer just in time. These players are able to implement the game plan, he said, and stated that Mannika, Sreeja and Ahikiya will all go a long distance. DIYA, the current National Women's Champion is younger and she has defeated all her Indian competition and is an exciting prospect. Among the future of TT in India are Manav Thakkar, Manush and Yashaswini.

Given that table tennis is a precious sport with rubbers, rackets, sports equipment and the need for a hall to hold a table and coach it above all, does not exclude players from modest backgrounds regarding finances?

This is where the sports administration in the country has changed the scenario in recent years, where talent spotting is focused like never before. Now you have projects such as Khelo India that enormously support the class of young people that otherwise may not have looked before. They support a lot of talent, in table tennis and also in other sports disciplines. In TT alone, 120 players are supported by the various government programs.

They opt for the best, in terms of talent. The processes are fun. For this there are committees and players who played the sport are on the committee. This committee goes for the best and supports talented.

The TTFI supports so much, and it is only the players who get the support, would really understand. Nowadays nobody, no player has financial stress on them, because everything is taken care of and foreseen; Their task is to go out and perform and perform what they do and how. Now some players have their own sponsors. Yes, the entry of the business sector in the game has lifted its standards because their contribution is something that is invaluable. Wouldn't be appropriate to take names, but yes, the situation today is much better than, for example, four or five decades ago, Sourv Chakraborty said.

Almost a stage finish at the Olympic Games is something that these boys and girls have already reached, and thereby, set benchmarks for the young people to follow – the next generation of icons in the making.

Even the Indian team of yesteryear, with Manjit Dua, Kamlesh Mehta, Manmeet Singh, Sudhir Phadke, were also fantastic and once they led India to 12th position in the world. They had also contributed individually and jointly to the sport, and who can forget the iconic Indu Puri, Sourv said with respectful tribute to the players where he grew up and was inspired.