Priyanshu Rajawat and Aakarshi Kashyap won hard-fought battles to top the BAI National selection trials here and ensured their places in India’s team as singles players in various team events lined up for the year.
On Wednesday, Rajawat overcame Kiran George in three games spread over 58 minutes to join Lakshya Sen, K. Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy as the options for singles. Similarly, Aakarshi ended Ashmita Chaliha’s run in three games to join P.V. Sindhu as the second-choice player in team events.
It may be recalled that World No. 23 Saina Nehwal had chosen to stay away from these trials after questioning the decision of the National selectors to keep her out but retain men’s World No. 23 H.S. Prannoy in the National team.
