Saina Versus Sania ; Mirza Is a Diva Who Is As in Your Face As the Forehand. Nehwal has a Much Lower Profile but Is an Athlete of Simmering Ambition, As Compelling in Her Coiled Intensity As Mirza Is in Her Flamboyance.

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Prakash Padukone has never been headline-hungry. In 1997, even at the head of a player rebellion, Padukone, India's greatest-ever badminton player, managed to hold his peace and retain his dignity surrounded though he was by the constant clamour of daily controversy.

This week, however, the legend offered up a very juicy headline. Padukone was asked to compare the country's two most prominent sportswomen and said, "I don't go by the rankings which can be achieved by picking and choosing the tournaments one wants to play. Saina has beaten more top-rated players than Sania and I would rate her performance higher."

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Saina Versus Sania ; Mirza Is a Diva Who Is As in Your Face As the Forehand. Nehwal has a Much Lower Profile but Is an Athlete of Simmering Ambition, As Compelling in Her Coiled Intensity As Mirza Is in Her Flamboyance.

There you go. Now that Padukone has spoken, it's out in the open, this unspoken popularity contest between the two sportin...

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