'Dream to become World no 1'

Sindhu, who had achieved a career-best ranking of World No 2 few months ago, said when she started playing at the age of eight her first dream was to represent India.

"When I started playing at the age of eight my dream was to play for India and that was the first dream. When I started playing for India that is when I thought someday I have to be (on) top of the world.

"I am trying to be World No 1...Now my dream is to become World No. 1 and definitely it's in progress. I would want to see myself there," the Rio Olympics silver medallist said.

Participating in an interaction with students and teachers during a promotional event organised at her alma mater—Auxilium High School here, Sindhu said her mother has been her inspiration.

"She has always been there saying that 'do your best' and 'give your best' in whatever you do. Be brave and stay strong and all women should do that and believe in ourselves," Sindhu said on her mother.

Asked on the challenges she faced to attain success, Sindhu said she faced many challenges.

"But I don't feel it's a burden kind of thing because I wanted to achieve my dream and I just followed that."

"There was a certain time where I thought what's going on wrong because at sometimes you might not give your best. Sometimes you might just play brilliantly but when you tend to lose, you think that what's happening," she said.