India’s no. 33 males’s singles shuttler Manraj Singh and ladies’s singles shuttler Rakshitha Sree S. will lead the 19-member robust Indian contingent on the upcoming Dutch Junior International 2023 and German Junior 2023.
Badminton Association of India had performed a 4 day lengthy variety trials procedure to pick out the shuttlers for the yr’s first two primary Junior International Grand Prix occasions scheduled from March 1-12. The variety trials have been held in Greater Noida from January 24 to 27 to finalize the names.
Manraj Singh crowned the lads’s singles class adopted by means of Ayush Shetty, Lokesh Reddy Okay. and Gagan.
While, emerging ladies’s singles shuttler Rakshitha Sree S. will lead the ladies’s singles staff at the side of India no. 25 Shreya Lele, Jiya Rawat and India no. 24 Aalisha Naik.
“This is a good bunch of rising Indian shuttlers. They’ve been doing well at the junior circuit and they have proved their mettle at selection trials as well to seal their place in the squad. All of them have potential to finish on the podium. I hope they do well at these events and more to come,” mentioned Sanjay Mishra, Secretary, Badminton Association of India.
Meanwhile, Bhavya Chhabra-Param Choudhary will shoulder the lads’s doubles accountability with in-form Divyam Arora-Mayank Rana making it to the crew as second pair.
Women’s doubles duo Vennala Okay.-Shreyanshi Valishetty who additionally represented India lately at Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2022 will probably be willing to place up impactful performances at the side of Vaishnavi Khadkekar-Sania Sikkandar.
Whereas, Arulmurugan R.-Srinidhi N. along Sathwaik Reddy Okay.-Vaishnavi Khadkekar are India’s absolute best guess in blended doubles class.
The Dutch Junior International 2023 will kick off from March 1 in Haarlem whilst the German Junior 2023 will start from March 8 in Berlin.
Indian squad
Men’s singles: Manraj Singh, Ayush Shetty, Lokesh Reddy Okay., Gagan
Women’s singles: Rakshitha Sree S., Shreya Lele, Jiya Rawat, Aalisha Naik
Men’s doubles: Bhavya Chhabra/Param Choudhary, Divyam Arora/Mayank Rana
Women’s doubles: Vennala Okay./Shreyanshi Valishetty, Vaishnavi Khadkekar/Sania Sikkandar
Mixed doubles: Arulmurugan R./Srinidhi N., Satwik Reddy Okay./Vaishnavi Khadkekar