India will field a sturdy group for the 2019 Sudirman Cup combined crew championship, which will be held in Nanning, China, from May 19 to 26.
Leading the Indian contingent would be PV Sindhu, world championship silver medallist, London Olympics bronze medallist, Saina Nehwal, and Kidambi Srikanth, the global number eight men’s singles shuttler.
In the remaining version at Gold Coast, Australia, India had reached the quarterfinals and had been seeded eighth in this version. They had been grouped with hosts China and Malaysia in Group D and will want to complete pinnacle two inside the league degree to attain the knockout degree.
It is worth noting that India defeated Malaysia in the combined group format to win Commonwealth Games gold on the Gold Coast the previous year. The absence of former global number one Lee Chong Wei must provide proper information to the Indian contingent.
The 13-member Indian contingent also comprises Sameer Verma and will see the return of doubles famous person Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who became out of action because of damage in conjunction with Chirag Shetty.
BAI was pressured to exchange the group after Poorvisha S Ram raised the problem of choosing an injured player. The selection committee reportedly no longer consulted the national teacher about the fitness tiers of gamers before choosing the squad.
India squad:
Men: Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Manu Atri, B Sumeeth Reddy, and Pranaav Jerry Chopra
Women: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Ashwini Ponnappa, N Sikki Reddy, Poorvisha S Ram, and J Meghana
