2018 BWF Thomas, Uber Cup: Saina, Prannoy to lead India’s challenge

TIL Desk Sports/ Ace India shuttlers H.S Prannoy and Saina Nehwal will lead Indias charge at the upcoming BWF Thomas and Uber Cup, slated to be held from May 20-27, in Bangkok, the Badminton Association of India announced on Tuesday.

Asian championship bronze medalist Prannoy along with World No. 18 B. Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and Junior World No. 4 Lakshay Sen will take the court in the singles event of the men’s championship.

On the other hand, 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Saina will be complemented by rising shuttlers Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy, Sai Krishna Priya, Anura Prabhu and Vaishnavi Bhale in the women’s singles competition of the Uber Cup.

Meanwhile, the doubles category of the Thomas Cup will see the experienced duo of Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri along with World No 43, Shlok Ramachandran, M.R. Arjuna and the Indian number 1 ranked pair of Sanyam Shukla and Arun George. J. Meghana, Poorvisha Ram, Prajakta Sawant and Sanyogita Ghorpade will lead the challenge in the women’s doubles competition of Uber Cup.