“Where are the new white balls, coach?,” Abhay Singh screams to Chris Walker, the Indian squash team’s foreign coach, before his practice sessions with Saurav Ghosal at the Express Avenue Mall here on Sunday.
Walker waits a minute or two and throws a ball at Abhay. Immediately, Walker goes towards Tanvi Khanna, India’s second best player, after Joshna Chinappa, to have a discussion. Later, Joshna starts chatting with the coach after her sparring session with Tanvi.
It’s the friendly disposition and his ability to listen and offer sagely advice that has endeared him to the top Indian players.
