Only two Indians have won the prestigious All England Championships — Prakash Padukone in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand in 2001. But a third Indian bagging top honours in the premier competition could be just around the corner, felt Danish badminton great Peter Gade. Gade won the title in 1999 and lost to Gopichand in the semi-finals of the 2001 edition which the Indian won. So he knows what India national coach Gopichand is capable of and is appreciative of his wards. "PV Sindhu won a silver at the Rio Olympics, Kidambi Srikanth has won quite a few Super Series events, so I feel that an Indian winning the All England could happen very soon. It's really important for the game of badminton that India produce players at this level and the big results will come sooner than later," said Gade on the sidelines of the media interaction for the Yonex The Legends' Vision tour on Saturday.

International badminton stars Taufik Hidayat (left), Peter Gade, Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Lee Yong-dae pose for a picture after the Yonex The Legends' Vision tour press conference at a city hotel yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble