New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) Two-time Olympics medallist PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will form the core of Indian squad to take part in the Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played in Qingdao, China from February 3-8.

India are defending champions in the women’s category of the competition, whereas the men’s team had won two bronze medals in the past.

“Selected on the basis of ranking, performance, and experience, the women’s team will once again be led by former world champion and two-time Olympics medallist, PV Sindhu," the Badminton Association of India said in a release.

The world No 13 Sen will be the top ranked men’s singles player in the squad which also features Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, US Open winner Ayush Shetty, and

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