NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and international quantity 8 HS Prannoy will lead India's fee on the upcoming version of the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup, to be performed from May 20 to 27 in Bangkok.
The event which is in its 27th yr of existence will see the Asian championship bronze medallist Prannoy at the side of World No. 18 B Sai Praneeth, young Sameer Verma and Junior World No. 4 Lakshay Sen taking the court docket within the singles tournament of the men's championship.
While 2018 CWG gold medallist Saina can be complemented by means of rising shuttlers Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy (World Ranking 64/Junior World Ranking 5) , Sai Krishna Priya (World Ranking 66), India No.1 Anura Prabhu and India No.2 Vaishnavi Bhale within the singles festival of the Uber Cup.
Anura is incidentally the primary participant from Goa to have ever achieved quantity ranking at the BAI ranking charts.
The skilled duo of Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri at the side of World No 43, Shlok Ramachandran, MR Arjuna and the Indian number 1 ranked pair of Sanyam Shukla and Arun George can be responsible to power India within the doubles class of the Thomas Cup.
J Meghana, Poorvisha Ram, Prajakta Sawant and Sanyogita Ghorpade will lead the challenge within the women's doubles festival of Uber Cup.
"We have decided to give opportunity to young and aspiring talents along with our experienced players so that they not only gain valuable exposure they will also be have the experience to play alongside the top players," Himanta Biswa Sarma, president of Badminton Association of India, stated.
"While selecting the squad, we have considered the performance of the players at the domestic level and those who have excelled in the national circuit have been given the opportunity to show their talent at the highest level."
The continental event will see India taking over France within the opening rubber, adopted by means of Australia and China within the Thomas Cup while the ladies's crew, a bronze medal winner within the closing version, will take on Canada within the first tie adopted by means of Australia and Japan.
The event which is in its 27th yr of existence will see the Asian championship bronze medallist Prannoy at the side of World No. 18 B Sai Praneeth, young Sameer Verma and Junior World No. 4 Lakshay Sen taking the court docket within the singles tournament of the men's championship.
While 2018 CWG gold medallist Saina can be complemented by means of rising shuttlers Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy (World Ranking 64/Junior World Ranking 5) , Sai Krishna Priya (World Ranking 66), India No.1 Anura Prabhu and India No.2 Vaishnavi Bhale within the singles festival of the Uber Cup.
Anura is incidentally the primary participant from Goa to have ever achieved quantity ranking at the BAI ranking charts.
The skilled duo of Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri at the side of World No 43, Shlok Ramachandran, MR Arjuna and the Indian number 1 ranked pair of Sanyam Shukla and Arun George can be responsible to power India within the doubles class of the Thomas Cup.
J Meghana, Poorvisha Ram, Prajakta Sawant and Sanyogita Ghorpade will lead the challenge within the women's doubles festival of Uber Cup.
"We have decided to give opportunity to young and aspiring talents along with our experienced players so that they not only gain valuable exposure they will also be have the experience to play alongside the top players," Himanta Biswa Sarma, president of Badminton Association of India, stated.
"While selecting the squad, we have considered the performance of the players at the domestic level and those who have excelled in the national circuit have been given the opportunity to show their talent at the highest level."
The continental event will see India taking over France within the opening rubber, adopted by means of Australia and China within the Thomas Cup while the ladies's crew, a bronze medal winner within the closing version, will take on Canada within the first tie adopted by means of Australia and Japan.
Saina, Prannoy to spearhead India's challenge at Thomas and Uber Cup
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