Coach Parupalli Kashyap feels Kidambi Srikanth’s best is yet to come and expects him to produce some good results this season having worked on his fitness and game.
A former world number one Srikanth, who claimed four super series titles in 2017, has been struggling with form for quite sometime.
However, the 31-year-old, who had claimed a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships, showed signs of a comeback when he secured a semifinal spot at the Swiss Open Super 300 in March.
“I think his best will come, and you can expect good results from him this year and next year,” Kashyap, who is now coaching Srikanth, told PTI on the sidelines of the Road to Old Trafford football event organised by English football club Manchester United here on Sunday.
Srikanth, a 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, missed the Paris Olympics qualification after slipping to world number 27th following a series of poor performances.
“He was struggling in terms of fitness. He must have tried hard, but the coach he hired from Indonesia did not work, as he could not play with high intensity during the matches. He lost matches quite easily and even failed to put up a fight in some,” Kashyap said.
“I expect a lot from him since he has been brilliant in training and progressing well in his fitness and game. He has always been a spectacular player, and I have always been amazed by him. I see huge potential in him.”
