Parupally (BWF), is a Hyderabad shuttler who stunned the
world recently by winning against the current world number one Chen Long of
China in the quarterfinals of the Super Series Premier in Indonesia. He is
optimistic and enthusiastic about his performance in future. The attitude
of taking it all in his stride that has him Kashyap, India's top ranking
badminton player and 10 in the world according to Badminton World Federation contending
for the top position, now more than ever. The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth victory
is a sweet memory and a life changing event for him, when after 32 years he
brought back the Gold home beating the number one player in the world Chen
Long. Once dubious about taking badminton as a career and now being a
professional badminton player, there’s discipline in his life where he works
out hard everyday to take care of stamina, agility and speed. He considers his
trainer Pullela Gopichand, the former tennis ace, as his mentor, who taught him
there were no shortcuts to success and he learned to be more critical of
himself and to take criticism positively to help his game.
Catch him on the cover page of the
man magazine July 2015 issue.
