The event will be held from September 19 to October‘The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has announced a strong Indian team for the upcoming ISI-Nagoya Asian Games. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and reigning men’s doubles champion will lead the star-studded team from the front. SaThiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The selection committee reviewed recent national and international tournament performances and World Badminton Rankings to create the final squad. Led by India’s top men’s singles player Lakshya Sen, the squad also includes last edition’s bronze medalist HS Prannoy and former world number one Kidambi Srikanth. All of them were part of India’s historic men’s silver medal winning campaign at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
India won gold in Hangzhou Asian Games, A silver and a bronze completed the most successful campaign in history. The Indians are aiming to surpass that performance this year. The men’s team retained key players who recently won bronze at the Thomas Cup. Ayush Shetty won silver medal in Asian Games, World Junior Championship silver medalists Tanvi Sharma and Unyan Hooda confirmed their place in the squad after performing well at the international level. Badminton Association of India general secretary Sanjay Mishra said success in Indian badminton no longer depends on just one or two players., Instead, each division has a growing depth of young talent that can bring glory to the country.
The team has a great mix of experienced and fresh talent. In men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakrunan and MR Arjun are in great form. In women’s doubles, Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will lead India’s challenge and will be joined by rising players Simran Singhi and Kavipriya Selvam. Thailand Masters Champion Devika Seehag, Ishani Barua and Tarun Mannepali added strength to the singles category. Also, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Krasto added experience and quality to the doubles category. India will send players in all five divisions for the individual tournament, j‘Target Sen, Ayush Shwetty, The country will be represented in singles by PV Sindh and Puri Hooda. Satvik and Chirag in doubles, Hariharan-Arjuna, Trisha-Gayatri, Kavipriya-Simran and Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Krasto will compete in mixed doubles.