Ningbo, April 13 -- Indian rising shuttler Ayush Shetty, who secured the silver medal at the Badminton Asia Championships held in China recently with some excellent big match performances, reflected on the "special feeling" to win the medal for his country, some high praise from senior, two-time Olympic medalist stalwart PV Sindhu and his upcoming Thomas Cup debut this year.

Shetty went down to world number two Shi Yu Qi in the final, but scripted history by becoming only the second Indian to reach the men's singles summit clash after Dinesh Khanna, who had achieved the feat in 1965.

During the course of the tournament, the 20-year-old shuttler had some big battles, and with each passing match, the Karnataka-born shuttler proved that he...