India will field a solid squad at the approaching BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2024 with the senior collection committee deciding to have additional alternatives in singles taking into consideration the busy agenda of all gamers this period.
The Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI). on Thursday, introduced the teams for the forthcoming prestigious match to be played in Chengdu, China from April 27 to Could 5.
The Indian men’s crew had designed historical past two yrs back in Thailand when they defeated formidable Indonesia 3- in the final to clinch their initially-ever Thomas Cup crown.
A 10-member team for the Thomas Cup will have 5 singles gamers with Kiran George joining HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, and Priyanshu Rajawat although Sai Pratheek will be the backup doubles player to the two first-decision mixtures, namely Earth No. 1 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila.
With most of the top rated gamers likely by a challenging Paris Olympic qualification period in the operate-up to the Thomas Cup 2024, the selectors felt that it was significant to have an further singles participant in the squad.
Squad:
Singles: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George
Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek
Talking about the workforce mix, Badminton Association of India Basic Secretary Sanjay Mishra explained, “The senior range committee immediately after a large amount of dialogue has resolved the ideal possible mixture for the Thomas Cup team to defend the title. The committee felt we required to have one extra player in the singles although in doubles they have picked the major two pairs and Sai Pratheek was selected as an further doubles player following consultation with Mathias Boe (Danish doubles coach) just in circumstance somebody is not entirely in good shape or needs restoration.
The last final decision on the Thomas Cup squad was taken following an online assembly of the choice committee that comprises Chief Nationwide coach Pullela Gopichand, former India stars U Vimal Kumar, Jwala Gutta, Manjusha Kanwar, Partho Ganguly and Mallika Baruah Sarma.