Press Trust of India
New Delhi, Dec 14: India’s leading squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa, who couldn’t see eye to eye after an acrimonious quarterfinal in the Incheon Asian Games, have buried the hatchet to be friends again ahead of a busy upcoming season.
The two had stopped talking after their fiercely-fought quarterfinal which Dipika won to secure India’s first women’s singles medal at the Asian Games.
“It is back to normal between us. We have known each other way too long to not sort out our differences. And we also live in the same city (Chennai). Besides that, both of us realise the importance of playing together and get more medals for India,” revealed Joshna, who has now overtaken Dipika to be India’s highest ranked player at 13.
Dipika, who is five years younger to her 29-year-old teammate, too has moved on from the intense Incheon incident. “It was a tough match and we both were playing for a medal. What happened post that should not have happened but we have decided to move on looking at the bigger picture. We are the only two players from our country playing at the highest-level and that is why have to stick together,” Dipika stated.
