Hyderabad, July 24 -- If Indian players are now a force to reckon with in international badminton, much of the credit should go to S.M. Arif of Hyderabad. He was the man who started the badminton revolution in India. As a former Chief National Coach, he guided Indian players to many victories. Those who are coaches today including P Gopichand were coached by Arif. Over a period of more than50 years he has been associated with Indian badminton and his words carry the weight of all that vast experience.

Arif who was conferred the prestigiousDronacharya award as well as Padma Shri by the Indian government, toldsiasat.comthat P V Sindhu is India's best bet to win a medal in badmintonprovidedshe keeps focussed in every match and retains consi...