MUMBAI, SEPT 14: Rajeev Bagga will lead holders Maharashtra at the West Zone inter-state badminton tournament, to be held at Surat on September 26 and 27. The winner of the tournament will represent West Zone at the inter-zonal held simultaneously with the nationals.The squad has been strengthened with the inclusion of Pune players Manjusha Kanwar and Nikhil Kanetkar. Manjusha, who is ranked third in the country, played for Delhi last year, after her marriage to Delhi doubles player Ajay Kanwar. State badminton association secretary Sunder Shetty said that Manjusha has opted to return to Maharashtra this year. India No 2 Nikhil Kanetkar had represented Air-India at last year's nationals. Four players are currently in the India Commonwealth Games team.
Teams
Men: Rajeev Bagga (Cap), Bhushan Akut, Nikhil Kanetkar, Vincent Lobo, Vikrant Patwardhan, Milind Ghate, Leroy D'Sa
Women: Manjusha Kanwar, Archana Deodhar, Trupti Murgunde, Meenakshi Wagh
Junior Boys: Amogh Kulkarni,Himanshu Thakkar, Harshad Tawde, Rohan Radhakrishnan, Bhushan Paithankar
Junior girls: Trupti Murgunde, Gauri Narayan, Mugdha Bhagwat, Sim Sim Salaria
Manager: Sunder Shetty
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