world rank 15 then englands samuel walker world rank 92 sharath and i probably will be seeded three and fourafter the win over jorgic darko world rank 8 at the wtt contender series earlier in june i am going to the cwg in top form and with a lot of confidence it will certainly help me play better it also depends on the draw0247indias history at the commonwealth gamesindias expectations from its paddlers competing at the cwg are very high what change does it bring to the mindset when compared to the olympics and the asian gamesi think in the commonwealth games theres added pressure we are one of the favorites its a different kind of ball game different kind of pressure i can imagine how china would feel when playing the olympic games where they are the favorites in the asian games we mostly go as an underdog winning asian games medal bronze medals in mens team and mixed doubles in 2018 was a huge surprise in the olympic games we want to win one round two rounds sharath going to the third round in tokyo was the highest ever by an indian thats how the graph has beenbut in the commonwealth games we are expected to win gold or silver so its a very different pressure there that youre the favorites and you have to win almost every match youre playing and like you said there are not very strong teams in cwg table tennis but this kind of pressure is very different unlike in the asian games or olympics you will not face this when you go into a match you need to consider thatphoto by robertus pudyantogetty imagesso how would you define the commonwealth games for indian table tennisthe commonwealth games have been a stepping stone i would say as india has traditionally won a lot of commonwealth games medals but now we are also doing well on the world stage at the asian games so its important to stand with authority at the commonwealth games level where we are one of the favouritesso there will be added pressureand we cant take it lightlyhow do other teams look at india at the cwg where as you said you go in as one of the favourites to win goldthe other teams feel like you know india is a better team and they opponents just play more freely like how we play when we are playing china or japan so certainly they might also put a lot of pressure on usbut i think we have a greatly experienced team we have played in these conditions a lot of times a lot of commonwealth games as a team we know each other so much like a family so we will be pushing each other and well be able to handle the pressure and not take any team lightly we would like to stamp our authority at the commonwealth level for sure