Winning a singles titles in the 45+ category and silver medals in the 45+ Doubles (each player is above 45) and the 85+ Doubles (the combined age of both players should be more than 85) in the recently-concluded GD Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, has helped former India shuttler Mangirish Palekar, 45, relive his old days of playing for the country. 

The win at the Bombay Gymkhana-hosted tournament was special considering he hasn’t fully recovered from bursitis, a condition that caused pain and swelling in the the area around a joint or bone.