Badminton legend Nandu Natekar, 88, who breathed his last on Wednesday morning in Pune, was one of the best strokeplayers and the best backhand player in the world, reckoned former India player and badminton coach Uday Pawar.  

"Unfortunately, I could not see him playing at his best. But he was known as a fine best backhand player in the world. Tactically, he was one of the shrewdest players. He had a highly-developed, badminton brain," Pawar, 62, told mid-day.com on Wednesday.