Suzhou (China), April 23 (IANS) World No.44, Sharath Kamal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the QOROS World Table Tennis Championship (WTTC) which will be held here from April 26 to May 3.
National champion and India’s No.2, Soumyajit Ghosh, the country’s top ranked player G. Sathiyan and Sanil Shankar Shetty will also participate in the tournament.
In the women’s section, national champion Mouma Das will lead the challenge for the country where she will be accompanied by Manika Batra and K. Shamini.
Ghosh and Shetty will be playing in men’s doubles while Mouma will pair up with Ghosh for the mixed doubles event.
Shetty and Manika form the other mixed doubles team to take part.
Bhawani Mukherjee and Arup Basak will accompany the team as coaches. The team members will reach China on Friday.
The Team:
Men: Soumyajit Ghosh, A. Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan and Sanil Shankar Shetty.
Women: Mouma Das, Manika Batra and K. Shamini.
Coaches: Arup Basak and Bhawani Mukherjee.
Indo-Asian News Service
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