Malvika Bansod, 20, played two of India`s biggest badminton stars - Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu - in a short span of 10 days at two different tournaments and is happy for the experience.

In Round Two of the India Open (January 13) she defeated her idol Nehwal 21-17, 21-9, while she couldn’t manage a similar result against Sindhu, who beat her 13-21, 16-21 in the January 23 final of the Syed Modi International.