Little did she know, it would be a year and a half before Sindhu Nair set foot on a competitive netball court again.

The national athlete – who plays the Goal Keeper (GK) and Goal Defence (GD) positions for the Singapore Vandas – tried to go in for an intercept during a match in the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series held in April that year.

“I jumped, and I felt a slight push. My entire right leg turned, but my body didn’t, and I tore my (anterior cruciate ligament) ACL,” the 30-year-old explained to tabla!