World no. 9 HS Prannoy and previous international champion and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will spearhead the Indian workforce which has been grouped in Group C together with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia.
The senior nationwide variety committee, which met in New Delhi on Tuesday, adopted the ideas introduced on January 3, 2023 to choose a balanced squad with an goal to clinch a first-ever medal within the Mixed Team Championships.
Indian males had created historical past final 12 months by way of successful the celebrated Thomas Cup and hopes of a possible podium end had been raised additional following the bronze successful efficiency within the Asian Mixed Team championships previous this 12 months.
“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,” stated Badminton Association of India secretary Sanjay Mishra.
India’s first process will probably be to make it to the knock-out level from a doubtlessly difficult team.
The skilled Ashwini Ponnappa and new spouse Tanisha Castro will supply again as much as the All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly,
Kidambi Srikanth and reigning senior nationwide girls’s singles champion Anupama Upadhyaya would be the different singles avid gamers within the squad.
Indian workforce:
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