In a bid to encourage his wife Shalini who is showing keen interest in badminton, Ajith has converted a garden in their house into a badminton court and gifted it to her.

"It was only with Ajith's support and encouragement I am playing badminton. And the court he gifted to me is really helpful," says Shalini, who is a popular heroine.

She adds: "Thanks to the badminton court which is well within our house, I am able to take care of Ajith and Anoushka besides practicing the sport. Earlier I had to go out to play badminton."

Recently, Shalini was seeded second both in the doubles and mixed doubles at the rating tournament held in Trichy.

She bagged the runners up position in not just the Womens doubles but also the mixed doubles after her efforts with Priya and Prakash.