I miss my dad in Bengaluru: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal

In 2015, Nehwal reached the pinnacle of world rankings for the first time in her illustrious career.

New Delhi: Poster girl of Indian badminton, Saina Nehwal, who had shifted her base from Hyderabad to Bengaluru almost a year back, gave an emotional statement by saying “...in Bengaluru I miss my dad.”

However, the top Indian shuttler knows very well that a sportsperson has to do a lot of scarifies in life, as she was quick to add “but when you lose something, you gain something better.” - Nehwal was quoted as saying by thestatesman.com.

Nehwal has had a great 2015 as the 25-year-old achieved new heights by reaching the pinnacle of world rankings for the first time in her illustrious career.

Nehwal also rated the year 2015 quite productive one.

“It has been a very productive year for me where I won two tournaments, played five finals (runners up in three). Also, it was a remarkable victory for me when I defeated world No.1 Carolina Marin few days ago,” added Nehwal.