PV Sindhu’s I Retire post on social media send shockwaves

Popular Badminton player PV Sindhu recently gave her fans a mini heart attack. The current world champion posted a statement that seemingly announced about her retirement from the sport. The badminton star shared a post on Twitter and Instagram which read ‘Denmark Open was the final straw, I retire.’ The words ‘I RETIRE’ was written in capital letters and it created a furore on social media.

Check out the viral post here:

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— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 2, 2020

Sindhu then went on to talk about how she wants to come clean with her feelings and tells fans that they may be confused while reading. She further writes about the coronavirus pandemic and how it has impacted her. However, there’s a major twist at the end. Sindhu concluded, “Today I choose to retire from this current sense of unrest. I retire from this negativity,” she wrote, before admitting that she may have given readers “a mini heart attack”. She said that “unprecedented times require unprecedented measures“.

Sindhu explained that the post is about the effects of coronavirus and not a retirement post.

This is how fans reacted:

Shocked initially … later relieved. Nice campaign 👍👍

— Hari Haran ஹரி ஹரன் 🇮🇳 (@pseudosocialist) November 2, 2020

Thank god, I read articles entirely till the end.!😭🙏
So, PV Sindhu pulled a MSD. pic.twitter.com/MwROObWDuk

— Bhakti (@Bhakti_Varak) November 2, 2020

First I got shocked, then after reading 1st part got more shocked but after last part, it was all ok 😅.
Yes, everyone do Take care! #coronavirus
Because lockdown is gone, not the virus .#COVID19 #MondayMotivation

— Abhinav Rana अभिनव राणा🇮🇳 (@Rana1abhi) November 2, 2020

Phew! That gave me a “mini heart attack” in the first half! Got me there! But I guess many people won’t get the message you’re trying to imply! They’ll think you actually retired! Nice effort though 👍🏻

— Rhaegar (@thePatriot_IND) November 2, 2020

PV Sindhu is currently in London to prepare for next year’s Asia leg of the Badminton World Federation’s calendar.

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