Saina-Nehwal leaving the Gopichand-Academy in 2016 to train with Vimal-Kumar had sent shockwaves in Indian-badminton and it was a particularly tough period for Pullela-Gopichand, as revealed by the India-coach himself in the latest-episode of Inspiration. Saina split with her childhood coach Gopichand nearly four-years-ago and decided to shift-base to Bengaluru to work with former-India-player Vimal-Kumar when she was at the peak of her career.