Saina Nehwal To Lead Uber Cup Team; No Chirag-Satwik In Thomas Cup indianexpress.com

A young women’s team shepherded by senior pro Saina Nehwal and the absence of men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the highlights of the Indian probables for the upcoming Thomas Uber Cup Indian squad announced by Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday. It’ll be a good opportunity for Aakarshi Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha to step up and display their progress.

PV Sindhu had earlier opted out of the event, while Satwiksairaj is yet to recover from the Covid-19 infection and will take longer to hit the high pitch of intense training in time for the Denmark sojourn.

Tai Tzu Ying and Ratchanok Intanon are other notable pullouts with Taipei team and some top Thailand shuttlers not risking travel. Confirmation of China and Korea squads is awaited, while Malaysia announced a strong squad.