India has never won a gold medal at the World Doubles Squash Championships.

The 30-year-old picked the doubles crown with long-time friend and peer Joshna Chinappa, and the mixed doubles title with childhood friend, training partner and now brother-in-law, Saurav Ghosal.

For someone who would saunter in at Chennai’s SDAT squash courts as an 11-year-old, go straight to the glass door, shrug off her jacket, tighten her ponytail, lace up and get smacking the rubbery bouncer off the walls, Dipika insists the tournament week and what played out on the courts in Glasgow was the culmination of a well-plotted return.

“For squash players, there’s no Olympics. CWG and Asiad are our biggest events,” says Dipika

source/content: newindianexpress.com (edited)