FIle photograph of P.V. Sindhu with H.S. Prannoy.
| Photo Credit: Ok. Murali Kumar
World No. 9 H.S. Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu will lead the Indian problem at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21.
The senior nationwide choice committee, which met right here on Tuesday, named a “balanced” squad with an goal to clinch a first-ever medal within the combined team championships.
The Indian males had created historical past final 12 months by profitable the Thomas Cup and hopes of a possible podium completed had been raised additional following the bronze medal-winning efficiency within the Asian Mixed Team Championships earlier this 12 months.
India is in Group ‘C’ together with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and its first job will likely be to make it to the knock-out stage.
The return of R. Satwiksairaj, who missed the Asian combined team occasion due to harm, will bolster the lads’s doubles squad whereas the skilled Ashwini Ponnappa and new associate Tanisha Castro will present back-up to All England semifinalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly.
Ok. Srikanth and reigning senior National ladies’s singles champion Anupama Upadhyaya would be the different singles gamers.
The team:
Men’s singles: H.S. Prannoy; Ok. Srikanth (reserve: Lakshya Sen); Doubles: R. Satwiksairaj & Chirag Shetty; M.R. Arjun & Dhruv Kapila.
Women’s singles: P.V. Sindhu; Anupama Upadhyaya (reserve: Aakarshi Kashyap).
Doubles: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly; Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto.
Mixed doubles: Tanisha & Sai Pratheek.
