PV Sindhu, the defending champion, has been having a terrible run of play and is hoping to turn things around at the Swiss Open Super 300 competition.
Confirming the news, the foreign coach said he felt responsible for Sindhu's disappointing start to the season and that the Indian had asked for a change.
Prannoy began the proceedings for India in their final Group B match and had to fight hard against world no.4 Zii Jia Lee before stunning his rival. Sindhu took just 34 minutes to beat lower-ranked Ling Ching Wong.
The World No. 9 Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 11-21 in the 39-minute women's singles contest.
Though India lost the keenly contested rubber, they will return home with a first-ever medal -- a bronze -- from the continental tournament.
India began their Asia Mixed Team Championships campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan in a group match with star shuttlers P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy notching up easy wins.
Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal will be looking forward to repeating the feat of legendary Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand ahead of the All England Championships.
With the likes of PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy leading the ranks, they will face a stern challenge from Commonwealth Games champions Malaysia against whom they lost in Birmingham. The other team is host UAE.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, said her injury has "completely healed" and is aiming to go full throttle this year.
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Sindhu's doctor advised her to take more rest in order to completely recover before the start of the new season. She is expected to be fully fit by January.
