Team India has made a stunning start to their campaign at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships with a resounding 5-0 victory against Bangladesh on the opening day of the competition in Yogyakarta
Sindhu, currently number 15 in Badminton World Federation Rankings (BWF) rankings, was handed a walkover against world number 16 Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in her round of 16 match.
Kashyap won his opening round against German world No. 67 Kai Schaefer. Despite dominating the first game, Parupalli Kashyap needed to preserve two game points to win 21-14, 22-20.
Former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She entered the 2023 season ranked seventh in the world but fell out of the top 10 in April.
The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.
After undergoing a rigorous two-week preparatory training camp at the Tau Devilal Stadium in Panchkula, the 18-member Indian squad are ready to leave for the Badminton Asia Junior Championships to be held in Indonesia from July 7-16.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who happens to be the president of the Badminton Association of India, visited the BAI office here on Friday morning.