New Delhi, April 11 As Ayush Shetty stood on the verge of ending India's 61-year wait for a men's singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships, former champion Dinesh Khanna couldn't help but see a familiar scenario unfolding.
Khanna's own triumph in 1965 remains India's only success in the event, achieved against the odds as an unseeded player who wasn't expected to advance far. Six decades later, he sees striking similarities in Shetty's journey.
"I must say that there seems to be quite a bit of similarity. In a sense, I was unseeded and I went all the way. So in the case of Shetty as well, his ranking is relatively low compared to international standards. He is unseeded," Khanna told
