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Saina Nehwal pulls out of opening PBL tie due to foot injury
Posted On Jan 02 2016
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“I hope to recover very soon and be fit to play the rest of the matches”. We are a pretty balanced outfit.
The Warriors would look up in the main to Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma and Tanomgsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand in men’s singles, apart from the undoubted skills and fighting spirit of London Olympics bronze medallist and World Championship silver medallist Saina. In a trump match, the team who call for the trump gets two points for victory and a loss will result in negative scoring.
Tweaks to the rules, like unpredictable player draws, “Trump Matches” – which are worth bonus points – and the newly-introduced “sudden death” rule will add a further dose of excitement to the tournament. A team can not put the same player in the trump matches proposed by them more than twice in the league stage and once in the knockout stage.
Saina was upbeat that her team was a big contender for the title.
This ensures that the last two matches are also important in a tie. “To the credit of BAI president Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta and his team, the sports body has managed to put together the league despite the problems of global players” availability and legal wrangles they have been facing since the termination of the contract with commercial partners Sporty Solutionz past year.
India’s top doubles player Jwala Gutta said she is excited to be a part of the PBL.
“Bengaluru Top Guns has a good set of talented players such as Ashwini Ponnappa, Anand Pawar and Joachim Fischer Nielsen of Denmark”.
Speaking on the clash against Mumbai Rockets, Sindhu said that it was unfortunate that her team Chennai could not play at home because of the recent floods in the southern city.
He added, “I am sure the song will make each Indian and each badminton lover to come forward and create the noise that the league rightly deserves”. Cris Adcock of England, Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia and Sikki Reddy will lead from the front for Chennai Smashers. Our experience will be good in trump matches.
