Currently out of motion attributable to a sore left knee, PV Sindhu has struck the headlines, this time for her cash, because the star Indian shuttler was named the world’s joint-Sixteenth highest-paid feminine athlete in 2023 by Forbes on Friday. In reality, Sindhu is the one shuttler and Indian within the record of high 20 feminine athletes launched by the American enterprise journal. She is joint Sixteenth within the record together with American gymnast Simone Biles. Both Sindhu and Biles have an estimate incomes of $7.1 million (approx Rs 60 crore).

With the likes of Serena Williams retired and Naomi Osaka sidelined for the yr, the record is topped by Polish tennis sensation Iga Swiatek. Having received the French Open this yr, Swiatek has made an estimated $23.9 million (approx Rs 199 crore) in 2023.

The record is dominated by tennis stars, with China’s Eileen Gu (FREESTYLE SKIING) the one exception within the high 10.

Meanwhile, Sindhu has opted for a protected rank of No 10 which will probably be locked in BWF standings till she recovers.

She sustained the damage on her left knee and pulled out throughout her second-round ladies’s singles match in opposition to Thailand’s Supanida Katethong on the French Open on October 26.

Eyeing a medal at subsequent yr’s Paris Olympics, Sindhu will now transfer her base from Hyderabad to Bengaluru to coach underneath the legendary Prakash Padukone within the construct as much as the Paris Games.

The 28-year-old had a week-long stint underneath Padukone in September and earlier than the Asian Games, she had indicated that she can be coaching underneath him. The 28-year-old, who’s nursing a niggle in her left knee, lastly revealed the transfer in a social media publish.

“For those wondering and constantly asking me, the cat is finally out of the bag!!,” she wrote on ‘X’, previously twitter.

“Prakash sir is assuming the role of the mentor in my setup. I started training with him at the end of August, and it’s been uphill ever since,” wrote the previous world champion.

“He’s more than a mentor; he’s my guide, my guru, and, above all, a true friend. I wholeheartedly believe he possesses the magic to bring out the absolute best from my game.

(With PTI Inputs)