12/26/2023 0 Comments Composure crossword clueDon’t be passive’ He never scolds but he shouts sometimes. Satwik: I don’t remember him ever shouting seriously. Shivani Naik: Has Mathias Boe ever scolded you guys or screamed at you? Whether it’s during training session, or even during matches? So it’s always fun playing in Istora and winning there is one of the biggest things. Sometimes, we couldn’t even hear what our partner was saying. It was mentally challenging because the crowd was so noisy and we couldn’t hear what our coach was saying. When we entered and they announced our names, the crowd was booing all the time. I don’t know if they watched Korean dramas or something but they were supporting the Korean guys. The others were all supporting the Koreans. Only me, Chirag, coach, Gopi sir and our trainer are supporting us. They were supporting us as well as the Malaysians but the semifinals was 10,000 people to 5. Shivani Naik: Can you describe playing at the Istora, it’s an iconic venue, you have won there but how crazy is the noise, how was it to play the final over there? Or to play in the quarterfinals over there where you beat the Indonesians? Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty after claiming India’s first-ever Super 1000 title at the Indonesian Open in June 2023. Later on, it (partnership with Chirag) became much easier. Is this the correct word? With Krishna, it was so easy, it used to come naturally. It was quite tough for me to think what I should say. When I started playing with Chirag, I had to think for one second “Ok, Hindi mein kya bolna hain,” “Haan bhai, aage ja”. Normally when I used to play with my ex-partner, I used to use Telugu words while playing. We understand on court, it’s just the flow and the rhythm but still, in early days how did you guys converse? Mihir Vasavda: You mentioned the language barrier. But you are a team and you need to be together and accept the good and the bad.” Something the other partner wants, you may not like. There will be problems between the two of you. It was obviously very difficult initially for the both of us to converse but our then coach Tan Kim Her used to say, “When you are partners, you are like a married couple. Our upbringing is different, our language is different. Then Chirag took charge and he worked on it.Ĭhirag: Both of us are from very different backgrounds. There was confusion over our positions on who will play front court. I had a talk (with the coach) and he said, “No, no, you have to change if you want to be world level players.” Initially when we paired up, it was quite difficult. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action during the Tata International tournament held at CCI in 2016. We had a good understanding so I thought it (splitting up) wasn’t a good idea. And he plays front court and I play back court. We thought “why the coach was splitting us up? We are comfortable with our own partners.” Because especially for me, I was more comfortable with a Telugu guy and he (Krishna) was a home town guy so I knew him very well. We were beating senior players and even Chirag and Arjun were doing better. Satwik: Initially, it was tough, Krishna (Prasad) and I were doing well in the senior level. Mihir Vasavda: How did your pairing work early on and what was the reason you guys were paired up? Once we are off that podium, we look forward to being on another podium. And that is one of the reasons that our happiness only lasts till the moment we get off the podium. I think that is one of the driving forces. Looking at our capability, we can definitely do that.
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