Whether she had the opportunity or not, is out of the scope of this edit. What is important is to note that after a while, there was no competition for Usha in India, and effectively in training she was racing against the clock. So, it is vital that avenues to go up against those equal or better than you, leads to improvement and taking that leap.

The other is that while money is coming into sport and we are getting results, domestic, junior tourneys need to have better prize money. This way, juniors can at least cover their travel expenses with the prize money. If things get too tough financially or parents are inordinately strained, then, there is the very real possibility of promising talent quitting as it is just too difficult to carry on playing. This is ground reality and when we talk grassroots, nurturing champions of tomorrow or future of Indian sport, this is what we need to look at and remedy.

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Finally, we may need to find a way to bring former greats back into the sporting system, talking to coaches, becoming mentors, passing on their valuable experience garnered for Gen Next. The ace made some valid points.