Thomas and Uber Cup 2021: All You Need to Know - Groups, Schedule, Live Streaming

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As India begin their Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns on Sunday, here is everything you need to know.

Saina Nehwal is back in badminton action as the Indian women’s team play in the Uber Cup, starting on Sunday while the men’s team including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth will be in action in the Thomas Cup in Aarhus, Denmark. After the disappointment of Sudirman Cup, where India performed below par, the teams will now be looking to improve their show at the Thomas and Uber Cup.

In the Thomas Cup, India are grouped alongside defending champions China, the Netherlands and Tahiti in Group C. In total, 16 teams have been divided into four groups.

Uber Cup has 16 teams too and Group B includes Scotland, Spain and Thailand along with India. Defending champions Japan are in Group A.

INDIA SQUADS

Thomas Cup: B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Kiran George, Sameer Verma, Dhruv Kapila, M.R. Arjun, Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan.

Uber Cup: Saina Nehwal, Malvika Bansod, Aditi Bhatt, Tanisha Crasto, Treesa Jolly, Tasnim Mir, Rutuparna Panda, Ashwini Ponnappa, N. Sikki Reddy, Gayatri Gopichand.