Former India coach Vimal Kumar feels that Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy need to have an alternative plan when put under pressure if they want to win medals at the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. Srikanth lost in straight games to ageing Malaysian Daren Liew, while Prannoy went down to unheralded Igor Coelho of Brazil in the pre-quarterfinals at the recent World Championships.

"I'm disappointed with Srikanth and Prannoy. They need to find the consistency. You need to play differently when something doesn't work. They are unable to do that. Both are attacking players but when things go differently, they are unable to cope. They must make that adjustment," Kumar said. What has disappointed Kumar is the fact that Srikanth couldn't capitalise on Lee Chong Wei's absence in the World Championship.