B Sai Praneeth won India a badminton men’s singles World Championship bronze in 2019, after a gap of 36 years. And Mohammed Siyaduttullah was guiding Kidambi Srikanth from the coach’s chair when he beat Lin Dan to win the China Open in 2014. The two soft-spoken, high-achieving Hyderabadis, who were at the Pullela Gopichand academy from Day 1, will soon call the USA their home, as they relocate in the coming days, taking up coaching opportunities in the country that hosts the LA Olympics in 2028. Sai, India’s Tokyo Olympian says at 32, he could’ve plodded on the circuit for another two years, chasing smaller titles, but reckoned the time was right to make the shift. Moving to a club in Cary city of North Carolina, Sai said he was desperate for a change after having “lived the pressure life of an elite athlete for a very long time.” “I was trying, trying, trying the whole last year to revive my playing career, but once you play at a very good level, just winning Super …