HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu to Lead Indian Team at Sudirman Cup

World No. 9 HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian problem at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14-21.

The senior nationwide choice committee, which met right here on Tuesday, picked a “balanced” squad with an aim to clinch a first-ever medal in the mixed team championships.

The Indian men had created history last year by winning the prestigious Thomas Cup and hopes of a potential podium finished were raised further following the bronze winning performance in the Asian Mixed Team Championships earlier this year.

“Sudirman Cup is a prestigious tournament and the selectors have picked the best squad after studying the domestic and international results. We are confident that this team will challenge for a medal this year,” mentioned Badminton Association of India secretary Sanjay Mishra.

India have been grouped in Group C together with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and their first job will likely be to make it to the knock-out stage from a doubtlessly trick group.

The return of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who missed the Asian combined workforce occasion due to damage, will bolster the lads’s doubles squad whereas the skilled Ashwini Ponnappa and new accomplice Tanisha Castro will present back-up to the All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly.

Kidambi Srikanth and reigning senior nationwide girls’s singles champion Anupama Upadhyaya would be the different singles gamers within the squad.

Indian workforce:

Men’s singles: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth (Reserve: Lakshya Sen)

Women’s singles: PV Sindhu, Anupama Upadhyaya (Reserve: Aakarshi Kashyap)

Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila

Women’s doubles: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto

Mixed doubles: Tanisha Crasto/Sai Pratheek.

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