World no. 8 HS Prannoy and Commonwealth Games gold medalist PV Sindhu will lead a robust Indian contingent on the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to be held in Dubai from February 14 to 19.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) as soon as once more adopted the system of immediately deciding on the highest gamers and holding trials for the remainder of the staff to pick a staff that may be capable of problem for medals within the prestigious continental competitors. be capable of
The earlier version of the occasion in 2021 needed to be canceled because of the COVID pandemic and the Indian contingent might be keen to indicate how far they’ve come since 2019.
Lakshya Sen would be the different males’s singles participant within the staff whereas Aakarshi Kashyap will back-up Sindhu in ladies’s singles.
French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty should shoulder the burden within the males’s doubles as Krishna Prasad ji and Vishnuvardhan Goud will be part of the staff because the second pair.
“We have picked a very strong team capable of beating any top nation on their day. Our men’s team showed during the Thomas Cup last year what happens when they find their rhythm and I am confident that this team too can finish on the podium,” stated BAI Secretary Sanjay Mishra.
All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly would be the fundamental ladies’s doubles pair, with Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Castro anticipated to be chosen for the blended doubles.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
