Chennai, March 11 -- India's legendary table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal shed light on the moment he felt WTT Star Contender in Chennai would be his last tournament as a professional player.

The veteran's journey has been filled with various distinguished accolades and decorated with 13 Commonwealth Games medals, including seven gold and bronze medals at the Asian Games and Asian Championships.

Ahead of the tournament, which is set to take place from March 25, Sharath announced his decision to bring the curtain down on his glorious career at the beginning of this month.

The 42-year-old, who earned his national call-up on the eve of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, reflected on his journey and told ANI, "I started playing the game at ...