In India the player with the style closest to Taufik is Srikanth, says new coach Handoyo

NATIONAL CHIEF COACH PULLELA GOPICHAND has brought in Indonesian coach Mulyo Handoyo to help him work with the shuttlers in the singles category.

Handoyo is best known for his works with the legendary shuttler Taufik Hidayat. In an interview with espn.in, he said,

"In India the player with the style closest to Taufik is Srikanth. He has an all-round game that is the same."

He also added that though Srikanth reminds him of Taufik, he lacks the same power.

"He reminds me of him (Taufik), but he doesn't have the same power."

But Handoyo has solution for the same.

"He needs to develop that winning mentality once again, Srikanth has the ability to be with any one at the highest level and he has the experience to get him back there too. He needs to train harder and be more focused. But he has the experience already so he knows what he has to do to get better results."

Handoyo is used to conducting intense training but he isn't in a hurry to do the same in India immediately.

"The difference is that in India, the players are not able to train with the same intensity. But it is a step by step learning."

To conclude he said that India has a lot of potential and is confident in Gopichand's plan.

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