New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- On 18 October, fencer C.A. Bhavani Devi won the silver medal in the Women's Sabre event at the Istanbul Satellite Tournament. She narrowly lost the final 12-15 to Turkey's world number 12, Nisanur Erbil. Earlier, she defeated Greece's world number 5, Despina Georgiadou, 15-13 in the semifinals.

C.A. Bhavani Devi's achievements received little media attention. The indian champion's victory was lost amid the craze of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's ODI return on the following day.

However, Anand Mahindra has now congratulated C. A. Bhavani Devi, calling her "our brightest hope in the sport".

In a post on Twitter (now X), Anand Mahindra says Bhavani Devi's success reminds him of his brief experience with fencing durin...