After being away from the badminton court, veteran badminton player Kashyap Parupalli is entering the world of commentary. He has no regrets that he is in the commentary box at the Olympics instead of on the court. Kashyap Parupalli has also predicted how many medals India can win in badminton in the Olympic Games being played in Paris and he has also predicted how many positions the Indian team can win in the Olympic Games this time. According to Kashyap Parupalli, India’s medal count could be more than a dozen.
When GeoCinema’s Olympic expert and badminton player Kashyap Parupalli was asked by Live Hindustan’s sports journalist Vikash Gaur how many medals India can win in the Paris Olympic Games, he first said about badminton that India can win three medals in badminton. He further said that the Indian team can win 15 medals in these games. He said, “I have already predicted that we are going to win three medals. Whereas, if we talk about the Indian contingent, then add 10 more to it or we can win 15 medals. 15 medals will be a good number.”
At the same time, when he was asked, do you regret that you are not on the court in the Olympics and are in the commentary box? In response to this he said, “I am excited for this. I am excited to do commentary. When I got a call about this, I was very excited. I always thought I could do well. I have been quite critical on Twitter about Badminton’s victory. So it will be exciting. I didn’t put unnecessary pressure on myself that I should do well and I just took this opportunity and I want to experience it and see how I can do well, how I can do this. It’s definitely a different game.”
At the same time, he said that he does not regret that he is not on the Olympic court at this time. Kashyap Parupalli said, “No regrets, man, I have given my best. I have given my best on many occasions in my career. I have succeeded in some sports and failed in some. And that is my career, but I Tried my best, but I’m very, very excited for the commentary.”
