Selection committee decides to go with combination of experience and youth for Asian games
Sania Mirza and Leander Paes are part of Indian tennis team which will be participating in the upcoming Asian Games
New Delhi: Indian selectors reposed faith in Leander Paes as the 40-year-old veteran was today included in the Asian Games squad along with established stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna.The selection committee announced a 12-member team, which also has last edition’s gold medal winners Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh. Somdev had won the men’s singles gold as well as the men’s doubles gold with Sanam.
Tall and big-serving Saketh Myneni and Yuki Bhambri will make their debut at the prestigious quadrennial event, to be held in Incheon, Korea from September 19-October 4.
It will be interesting to see with whom Paes is paired since Bopanna and Myneni of late have played Davis Cup ties together and Somdev and Sanam are the defending champions. —
( Source : PTI )
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