At squash Worlds, bunch of Indians seek self-belief

Ramit Tandon, India's top-ranked squash pro, distinctly remembers the buzz he felt going into his first World Championships in 2019, and the lessons he took out of it. "I was excited just to be there," he recalled. "I was so happy to have made it, that it ate out of my performance."

- Rutvick Mehta

MUMBAI: Ramit Tandon, India's top-ranked squash pro, distinctly remembers the buzz he felt going into his first World Championships in 2019, and the lessons he took out of it. "I was excited just to be there," he recalled. "I was so happy to have made it, that it ate out of my performance."

Giving a hungrier Tandon company at the PSA World Championships in Chicago starting Friday will be four other Indians. Three among them are first-timers who could well relate to how Tandon felt as a debutant. Tandon (ranked 34) and Abhay Singh (38) have known the taste of a Worlds, but for Velavan Senthilkumar (45), Veer Chotrani (57) and Anahat Singh (62), it's a new dish.