Mohammed Siyadath Ullah, 35, began his career with Gopichand in the mid-2000s, know more about the assistant coach, his salary, age, contract and biography
He was there at the founding of the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA), and has served as India’s assistant coach since 2010.
Who Is Mohammed Siyadath Ullah India Badminton Team Coach, Biography, Age, Career And Salary
Pullela Gopichand is rightfully attributed to the emergence of Indian badminton. India’s status in the sport has risen dramatically since he founded his program in 2008. But there is one guy who has done more than lend a hand to Gopichand behind such a reliable shuttle service. Mohammed Siyadath Ullah.
All You Need To Know About Mohammed Siyadath Ullah
Siyadath, 35, began his career with Gopichand in the mid-2000s, was there at the founding of the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA), and has served as India’s assistant coach since 2010.
Siyadath and his brother Mohammed Inayatullah moved from a tiny hamlet in Mahbubnagar district, 100 kilometers from Hyderabad, to study badminton in Telangana, then Andhra Pradesh. Their father, who played for enjoyment, taught the brothers how to play. Siyadath continued until he was 19 years old when a shoulder ailment forced him to quit.
“Because I couldn’t afford surgery, I assumed the discomfort would go away on its own.” “There were no physio facilities back then,” he explained.
Opportunity, injury:
The concept of coaching came to him at that point. Andhra Pradesh shuttlers were not winning domestic events at the time, which reportedly irritated Gopichand. When he was absent from the circuit due to injury in 2003-04, the 2001 All England champion trained a group of players for a few months. The outcomes appeared very immediately.
Coaching & Early Life:
Many people at the academy believe Kidambi Srikanth and Siyadath have a particular bond. “When Srikanth travels, he usually shares his room with Siyadath,” adds 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap.
The Guntur youngster was terrified of approaching Gopichand whenever he wanted to return home from Hyderabad. Srikanth would instead ask Siyadath to speak with him.
From March 2017 until September 2018, Siyadath worked as the head coach at a PGBA center in Greater Noida. He returned to Hyderabad, however, since the players, particularly Srikanth, required his assistance.
While his exact salary isn’t known, assistant coaches are usually paid Rs.75,000-1,00,000 per month.
More Details:
For years, the most coveted scene in international badminton had been Chinese head coach Li Yongbo, sitting in Row 1, feet up on the rails, left ankle on right, chewing a cigar and relaxing like a smug villain as two Chinese battled it out in the finals. Gopi asked Siyadath to perform a Yongbo since India was doing a China.
This would be Siyadath’s first all-India final as a coach, as well as Sindhu’s first-ever international title. He would later sit in for Gopichand on the sidelines when Kidambi Srikanth won his maiden Super Series in China. He’d stroll up to Srikanth in the break, not quite in the ‘feet up’ stance, and provide precise directions don’t smash hard in the first game, go for body smash at 20-19, don’t smash from baseline in the second, increase hand-speed when in doubt.
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