New Delhi

Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa will lead the Indian men’s and women’s teams, respectively, at the 20th Asian Team Squash Championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from March 25 to 29.

While Ghosal is a 13-time national champion and current world No. 13, Chinappa has won the national title 18 times and she is ranked 12th in the world.

The other members of the squad are Abhishek Pradhan, Harinder Pal Sandhu and Abhay Singh in the men’s section, and Tanvi Khanna, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Sanya Vats in the women’s category.

The national federation (SRFI) has appointed David Palmer as an event-based coach for the Indian team.

Palmer is a former world champion and a nine-time Commonwealth Games medallist (the most by any squash player). He will be in Chennai from March 16 and will fly out with the team for the championship. The costs for Palmer will be borne by SRFI, the federation said.

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Sports Ministry are yet to approve the concept of a short-term event-based coach for squash.

source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Sports> Briefly / February 26th, 2020