India is basking on the glory of winning the first-ever badminton silver medal at the Olympics via PV Sindhu but that doesn’t stop the country from shying away from the fact that another shuttler Saina Nehwal is battling pain.
Sania Nehwal underwent a knee surgery at a Mumbai hospital. She is likely to be out of action for four months in a big setback for the badminton star, her father Harvir Singh said on Saturday.
After the surgery ? pic.twitter.com/wOkaVFjn3n
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 20, 2016
After the surgery, she posted a picture of her operated leg on twitter and master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was quick to wish her speedy recovery.
Wish you a speedy recovery from the knee surgery @NSaina . Phase of injury in a career is difficult but you have always been a fighter!
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 20, 2016
In such a scenario, the whole of India is praying for the speedy recovery of a champion player who put India’s badminton on the Olympic map by bagging a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Get well soon champion @NSaina we cant see u on hospital bed.. may god give u more power.. Lots of love n best wishes 🙂
— KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) August 20, 2016
Get well soon @NSaina ,may u have a successful surgery &recover jaldi se. Hospital bed nahi Court is the place for u https://t.co/RLxl86ZoVm
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 19, 2016
Wishing you a speedy recovery @NSaina . God bless….
— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) August 20, 2016
Every Indian prays for your speedy recovery. @NSaina
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 20, 2016
@NSaina we pray for the success of the surgery tomorrow .. all shall be well .. God is Great !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 19, 2016
@NSaina get well soon champ!!!
— AKIRA/Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) August 20, 2016
She had lost in the group stage after suffering a straight-game defeat against Ukraine’s Marija Ulitina in the second match. She later revealed that she had an inflammation on her right knee.