The 20-member Indian badminton squad for the 2018 Asian Games was announced on Wednesday with the focus being mainly on grooming youngsters for the future.
While the men’s charge will be led by World No. 7 K. Srikanth, P.V. Sindhu will be the top-ranked Indian player among the women followed by Sania Nehwal.
Also making the cut was Gayathri Gopi Chand, daughter of chief coach P. Gopi Chand — one of the six players representing India for the first time at the senior level.
India had managed to win just the women’s team bronze in the 2014 edition.
The squad: Men: K. Srikanth, H.S. Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, SatwikSairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, B. Sumeeth Reddy, Manu Attri, Pranaav Jerry Chopra, and Sourabh Verma.
Women: Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, N. Sikki Reddy, Ashwini Ponnappa, Sai Uttejitha Rao, Ashmita Chaliha, Rutaparna Panda, Aarthi Sara Sunil, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Gayathri Gopi Chand.
Published - June 27, 2018 10:18 pm IST
