Goemkapronn desk
PANAJI: Goa’s Tanisha Crasto who made claimed top spot in the trials of the doubles category along with her partner Rutuparna Panda have been named in the Indian team for the he Thomas and Uber Cup dinals, scheduled in Denmark from October 9-17.
Tanisha is the reigning Junior National champion in Mixed doubles and is one of India’s brightest young prospects, being the lone Goan to feature in the TOPS Olympic scheme.
Tanisha will be in fray in Mixed Doubles as well as in Women’s Doubles.
Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth will lead the women and men’s teams respectively
The London Olympics bronze medallist Saina will be also accompanied by the top-3 singles ranks from the trials — Malvika Bansod, Aditi Bhatt and Tasnim Mir — in the 10-member women’s team.
The 10-member men’s team also comprised of four singles players and three doubles pairs.
Alongside Praneeth and the former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, top-2 singles players from the trials — Kiran George and Sameer Verma — have secured spots in the team.
The country’s top men’s doubles pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has been selected in the team alongside top-2 ranked pairs from the trials.
The players, for the Thomas and Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup, were selected on the basis of their performances in the recently-concluded trials apart from the automatic selections of the players/pairs, who are placed inside top-20 in the world rankings.
