Thomas And Uber Cup Finals: Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth To Lead India's Challenge, PV Sindhu Rested

Star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth will lead the Indian women's and men's teams in the Thomas and Uber Cup finals.

Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth will lead the women and men's teams in the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, scheduled in Denmark from October 9-17. Badminton Association of India also on Sunday named a 12-member Indian team for the Sudirman Cup, which is slated to take place from September 26 to October 3 in Finland. For the Thomas and Uber Cup, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina will be accompanied by the top-three singles ranks from the trials - Malvika Bansod, Aditi Bhatt, and Tasnim Mir - in the 10-member women's team. Three doubles pairs include Tanisha Crasto and Rutuparna Panda, who claimed the top spot in the trials. The 10-member men's team is also comprised of four singles players and three doubles pairs. Alongside Praneeth and the former world number one Kidambi Srikanth, top two singles players from the trials - Kiran George and Sameer Verma - have secured spots in the team. The country's top men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been selected in the team alongside top-two ranked pairs from the trials.