Last year India's star shuttler Parupalli Kashyap reached his highest ever world ranking of 6 (on March 14). This year, though has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride.


India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap at the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad. Pic/Getty Images 

After clinching a historic individual gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he had a disappointing outing at the BWF World Championship in Copenhagen, losing in the very first round to Germany's Dieter Domke. However, he has been slogging it out on court in preparation for the upcoming Asian Games (September 19-October 4) and hopes to excel in Incheon.