Young Indian women shuttlers lack sting in their attack: Vimal Kumar

Vimal Kumar wants the country's young women shuttlers to work on to produce results at international level. Vimal, who served as India's chief national coach from 2003 to 2006, said the upcoming women's singles players have the ability to do well but they should not be compared with the likes of Saina Nehwal or PV Sindhu. "Suddenly I can see a spurt in women's singles players, we can't be comparing them with Saina or Sindhu but they can easily come up with more exposure to international events," the 59-year-old told PTI on the sidelines of the selection trials at the K.

D. Jadhav Hall inside IG Stadium Complex. "At the moment, even internationally the standard is not high.

See the Carolina Marins, Nozomi Okuharas and Tai Tzu Yings -- all are approaching the finishing line. "Among the young ones, Korea's An Seyoung is good but even Chinese girls are not too impressive, they are getting injured all the time, so we need to have hope." The selection trials are being conducted by the Badminton Association of India to pick the teams for the upcoming Thomas & Uber Cup (May 8-15, Bangkok), Commonwealth Games (July 28-August 8, Birmingham) and Asian Games (Hangzhou, September 10-25). Vimal, a national selector, said it will take time for women shuttlers to show results unless they develop more "sharpness" in their game.

"I feel all of them need to develop a good finishing stroke. They are all playing rallies, they need to create better openings," he said. "It is too simple with drops and pushes, you got to play the quick shots and with more pace.

You need that sting in their shots. It will come if they go and play in Europe. These challengers and series events are tough in Europe." Vimal, a Dronacharya awardee, added: "In