I've Fire In Me, Much More To Achieve: PV Sindhu Begins Training Under New Coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama

PV Sindhu has begun a new chapter under renowned Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama and said she still has the fire to achieve more in the last phase of her career.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has begun a new chapter under renowned Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama and said she still has the fire to achieve more in the last phase of her career. The 29-year-old from Hyderabad, a former world champion, has worked with multiple coaches but still endured a challenging season which included a medal-less Olympic campaign. Sindhu, who will be returning to action at the India Open Super 750 after missing the Malaysia Open last week following her wedding last month, has begun training under coach Irwansyah, who is credited with the rise of men's singles stars Jonatan Christie and Anthony Ginting.

"Right now I am training with coach Irwansyah in Bangalore, it has been just one and a half week. Basically he is women's singles coach and also he is training some young boys as well. I am really looking forward to it. We have recently started," Sindhu told reporters on the eve of the tournament.

"The bonding is important between coach and athlete, it will take time. We will need a couple of training sessions to come together and understand what he's thinking.

"I've heard a lot about him and I thought he is the right coach for me. The way he's approaching against opponents, I think it's really good." The shift from personal coaches to group training under Irwansyah at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy marks a major change for Sindhu.

"Yes, it will be in a group. Basically when the camp list comes out, will come to know who are the women players there. So accordingly it will be decided." Having achieved tremendous success including the Rio Olympic silver under the tutelage of mentor and chief India coach Pullela Gopichand, Sindhu later worked with Korea's Kim Ji Hyun to win the 2019 World championships and claimed the Tokyo silver with Park Tae-Sang.