New Delhi:
World number one men's shuttler Lee Chong Wei considers Saina Nehwal as a complete player but feels the Indian ace needs to play bigger tournaments to gather more experience if she desires to dominate the mighty Chinese.
"Saina is a very good and tough player. She has good skills, strokes but she needs to strategize things well. She needs to play bigger tournaments to gather more experience if she wants to dominate the Chinese," said Lee, who beat Australia's Nicholas Kidd 21-17 21-8 in the men's singles team event on Wednesday.
The top seeded Malaysian in the individual event said India's Chetan Anand and P Kashyap are good players and with home support behind them, the duo can be force to reckon with in the Delhi Games.
"Chetan, Kashyap are good players. The event is in India, so they will have home advantage and it can spur them up on a given day. They can prove to be tough opponents," Lee said.
"But I feel my teammate (Muhammad) Hasif will be the toughest competitor," he added.
The 27-year-old Malaysian said India will be a tough competitor in the mixed event.
"India has a strong side and they would be difficult to beat. They have Saina and mixed doubles pair (V Diju and Jwala Gutta) is also very good. It will be a good competition," Lee said.
Asked about his plans, Lee said, "After the Commonwealth Games, there is the Asian Games, where China and Korea will be there. It is a very important tournament and I am working hard for that."
He, however, said that initially he was uncertain about travelling to India, which is his fourth visit, due to security issues and made the decision only at the last moment.
"I decided to come at the last minute. I had some security issues but the authorities assured me everything will be fine and it was ok. I have no issues this time in India.
The food, the staying facilities, is fine," said Lee, who had complained of food-poisoning during last year's Indian Open.
Lee, along with Saina and Time Russmusen, are the handful of players who have been able to break the Chinese domination in the game.
He recently beat his fierce rival and three-time World Champion Lin Dan of China in the Japan Open.
"I have beaten him in the Japan Open. It is now 50-50 with him. I can beat him," Lee said.