Badminton: Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth lead India’s Thomas and Uber Cup squad, PV Sindhu rested

The star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth will spearhead women’s and men’s teams respectively as the Badminton Association of India but Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist was rested for the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, scheduled in Denmark from October 9-17.

BAI has also named a 12-member Indian team for the Sudirman Cup that is slated to take place from September 26 to October 3 in Finland.

For the Thomas and Uber Cup, the London Olympics bronze medallist Nehwal will be accompanied by top three singles ranks from the trials – Malvika Bansod, Aditi Bhatt and Tasnim Mir – in the 10-member women’s team alongside three doubles pairs, including Tanisha Crasto and Rutuparna Panda, who claimed the top spot in the trials.

The 10-member men’s team also comprised of four singles players and three doubles pairs. Alongside Praneeth and the former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, Top-2 singles players from the trials – Kiran George and Sameer Verma – have received places in the team. The country’s top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has been selected in the team alongside top two ranked pairs from the trials.

The players, for the Thomas and Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup, were selected on…

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