Backing anahat

Former India No: Former India No. 1 Saurav Ghosal has set a bold benchmark for teenage sensation Anahat Singh, saying a place in the world’s top-10 should be the ‘bare minimum,’ while also calling for a structural overhaul of men’s and women’s squash to expand India’s talent base through mass participation.

Backing Anahat as a rare talent, Ghosal said the youngster possesses a near-complete game along with the right ecosystem to succeed at the highest level.

“Anahat is definitely an exception. She is brilliant in what she does. Her ceiling in terms of potential is very, very high. She's done well now. She has a great mentality. Physically, she's good. The only thing is we're trying to make her a bit stronger, which will help her. But in terms of getting balls back and stuff like that, she's really good,” Ghosal told IANS in an exclusive interview.