Achanta Sharath Kamal is an Indian professional table tennis player and the first Indian table tennis player to become a Senior National Champion for nine consecutive years. This victory broke the previous record of the eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta.Sharath Kamal comes from a family with a history of sports as his father, Srinivasa Rao, and his uncle, Muralidhar Rao, are well-known table tennis players and coaches to upcoming players. Sharath was only four when he was introduced to the game, and he kept playing the game and practising with his father and uncle. Sharath Kamal with his father (right) and his uncle, Muralidhar Rao (left).At the age of 15, Sharath was asked to choose between continuing his studies and becoming an engineer or become a professional table tennis player, and Sharath chose the latter. His father began coaching him, but Sharath had a hard time leaving a good impression on the national-level selectors. Sharaths playing style was aggressive, which included a lot of risks, and this would affect his consistency in the game.
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