NAGPUR: Malvika Bansod, one of India's top shutters after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, will be playing her first major tournament at home after the 2017 Senior Nationals, on Wednesday.
All eyes will be on top-seed Malvika when she takes the court in the first round of the India Maharashtra International Challenge 2022 at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur. The southpaw shuttler will face Akansha Matte, who made light work of another local shuttler Shruti Chokhandre in the qualifier on Tuesday.