All those lined up to take on H.S. Prannoy, who won his maiden bronze in the World Championship, in the coming tournaments may be in for a surprise element as his travelling coach R.M.V. Guru Sai Dutt revealed they would be working really hard to come up with a few new strokes in the armoury of Prannoy to keep the winning momentum going on.
“Well, we are pleased to say that a couple of strokes which we tried in the Worlds did work out. Though I will not be explaining in detail for obvious reasons, for each tournament the effort will be there to provide that ‘shock’ to the opponent,” Guru Sai informed in a chat with The Hindu from Copenhagen.
“To be honest, in the World Championship, we never thought of winning a bronze or a silver. The focus was to understand the conditions, the opponent and the kind of strategy to be adopted on the given day. This process really helped us,” he said. “Importantly, Prannoy has figured out that the longer he keeps the opponent on the court, he is getting better,” he added.
