Prannoy Sindhu to Lead Indian Team at Sudirman Cup
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) World No. 9 HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian challenge at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14-21. The senior national selection committee, which met here on Tuesday, picked a "balanced" squad with an aim to clinch a first-ever medal in the mixed team championships. Also Read | IPL 2023 Flop XI, Part I: List of Players Who Have Failed to Impress in the Ongoing Indian Premier League Season 16. 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," said Badminton Association of India secretary Sanjay Mishra. Also Read | PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction IPL 2023: Tips to Pick Best Fantasy Playing XI for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League Season 16 Match 27. India have been grouped in Group C along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and their first task will be to make it to the knock-out stage from a potentially trick group. The return of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who missed the Asian mixed team event due to injury, will bolster the men's doubles squad while the experienced Ashwini Ponnappa and new partner Tanisha Castro will provide back-up to the All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly. Kidambi Srikanth and reigning senior national women's singles champion Anupama Upadhyaya will be the other singles players in the squad. Indian team: 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. PTI (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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