"Want To Be Virat Kohli Of Indian Badminton": Lakshya Sen's Monumental Remark

30.08.2024 - 12:01 sports.ndtv.com

Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen impressed everyone with his performance at the Paris Olympics 2024 but he failed to secure the bronze medal by the smallest of margins.

Lakshya became the first Indian male player to reach the badminton semi-finals at the Olympics but his dream of reaching the gold medal match was ended after a loss against top seed Viktor Axelsen.

Lakshya faced Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal match but he once again was defeated. Although he did not manage to add an Olympic medal to his name, his performance earned him a lot of praise and during a recent interaction, the youngster revealed his dream of becoming the "Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in coming years". “Why not I mean, but again he's done a lot for Indian cricket.

Yes I want to be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in coming years,” he said on the The Ranveer Show podcast. Lakshya also opened up about his camaraderie with Tokyo and Paris gold medallist Viktor Axelsen.

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