SHETTY Chirag

General
DOUBLES PARTNER
He was paired with doubles partner Satwik Rankireddy by coach Tan Kim Her in 2016. "Tan asked all the best junior players in India to come to Hyderabad, where he paired the both of us. Initially, we were a little hesitant since our previous partnerships were going on well. In the earlier stage, there were trust issues. We were both back-court players and we didn't gel well at the start. In the first three tournaments we played together, we were knocked out in the first round. Coach Tan sat us down together and told us what he feels and what changes we need to make in our game. It [their first tournament win] was a small tournament in Mauritius, but the win gave us a great boost in confidence. After that, we won quite a few tournaments." (scroll.in, 16 Nov 2019; sportskeeda.com, 05 Apr 2017)

He and doubles partner Satwik Rankireddy became the first Indian men's doubles team to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games when they took silver at the 2018 edition in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (espn.com, 25 Oct 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 24 Sep 2020)