The Sudirman Cup is a prestigious tournament, and the selectors chose the best squad based on domestic and international results. We are confident that this team will compete for a medal this year, said Sanjay Mishra, secretary of the Badminton Association of India.
India has been assigned to Group C, which includes Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, and Australia, and their first task will be to advance to the knock-out stage from a potentially difficult group.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who missed the Asian mixed team event due to injury, will return to the men’s doubles squad, while Ashwini Ponnappa and new partner Tanisha Castro will provide backup to All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly.
The other singles players in the squad will be Kidambi Srikanth and Anupama Upadhyaya, the reigning senior national women’s singles champion.
