Sania Nehwal Gears up for third edition of Premier Badminton League!
PRERIT CHAUHAN (PHOTO/VIDEO BY SAURABH SHRIVASTAVA)
we are upbeat about our chances in this edition says Saina Nehwal at Launch Conference of ‘Third Edition of PBL’
New Delhi: Premier Badminton League is just few days away and shuttlers are already gearing up for the same.Carolina Marin will once again play for Hyderabad Hunters in the third edition. She was a great crowd puller and favourite among the fans in the previous edition.
As the battle-lines for the third edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League are drawn, the marquee players of all the eight teams in fray squared up here on Tuesday, with each promising to set the courts on fire. Chennai Smashers will take on Saina Nehwail’s Awadhe Warriors with in the opening tie on December 23 with Lee Yan of Smashers.
Saina herself is counting on that to begin her team’s campaign on a high note. She said, “We have made it to the knock-out stages of all the editions so far. it was nothing but bad luck that prevented us from Winning the trophy.”
“But we are upbeat about our chances in this edition and will give it our all to bring the trophy home,” the 2017 World Championship bronze medalist added.
Spanish superstar Carolina Marn at the conference said, “we had come really close last season and it was really sad that we could not go on to to win the title. But we will come out all guns blazing and make sure that we lay our hands on the title,” the former world no. 1 said.
HS Pranoy, the most successful men’s singels player during Last addition said, “We are a new team and have been gelling very well. We will be the team to watch out for. Believe me when l say this, we will be the team to beat,” he said.
Ajay Jayaram was confident ahead of league. Ten News Caught up with him. The Ace Badminton Player said, “if you look at our team composition, you can see that we have the most balanced squad, with the right kind of players for every encounter. We are confident and know that we have it in us to go all the way.”
