It is Sindhu's duty to adapt to crammed calender without complaining: Gopichand

Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand admitted to crammed BWF itinerary causing a problem but at the same time believes that onus is on a player of PV Sindhu's calibre to adapt to the calender instead of complaining about it.

Apart from the World Championships gold, Sindhu failed to win any other tournament last year.

"I think the crammed schedule is a problem for the top players, but also to be fair, I think the whole world it's it's been an issue. As a top player, it's her (Sindhu) duty to adapt without complaining," Gopichand told PTI on the sidelines of the book launch of 'Dreams of A Billion' co-authored by sports historian Boria Majumdar and journalist Nalin Mehta.

"So I think, yes, Sindhu is working on some of those mistakes, and hopefully we'll be able to sort it out."
"I think definitely, we need to work on a few aspects of the game and hopefully we'll get there quickly."
"I do believe that she has a bright chance. And having said that, I think whether it's the Tai Tzu Ying or Carolina Marin, whether it's the Japanese or the Thai girls, I think there is definitely good amount of competition. But I am saying who's done well in the past, and I do believe that with some good preparation, she will do well."
"And they are at the moment of borderline, one or two good performances can clearly put them in a good space to qualify for the Olympics."
"But we have Park (Tae-sang), so I am hopeful, we will be able to manage but having said that we are still looking for replacements."
"But I do believe that and I've said this often in the past that we as a country needs to put a system in place and especially when foreign coaches come and they also feel the need for a system in place which talks about nurturing players and development."