A nine-member Indian squash team, led by Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal Karthik, left for Gold Coast on Saturday to participate in the Commonwealth Games to be held from April 4-15.<\/p>\n
After the hectic practice sessions at the Indian Squash Academy, the Indian team including Harinder Pal Sandhu, Vikram Malhotra, Ramit Tandon, Joshna Chinappa and three officials \u2014 coaches Cyrus Poncha, Bhuvneshwari Kumari and Physio Graeme Everard (England) left for the Games today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have three players in the top 20. Everyone has been doing well on the professional circuit and are in fine nick. Our goal is a for a medal in the individual events while we believe that we will be there on the podium in the doubles competition,\u201d said National coach Poncha.<\/p>\n
The squash events \u2013 singles and doubles \u2013 will be held from April 5 to 15.<\/p>\n
Joshna, who alongwith Dipika had won the gold in the women\u2019s doubles in the Glasgow Games 2014, said they were ready for the occasion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in good touch and have trained hard in recent times,\u201d said Joshna, the highest ranked Indian woman player.<\/p>\n
She said in a competition of this stature every match was not just tough but crucial to our progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success last time is a good inspiration,\u201d Joshna added.<\/p>\n
Dipika, a quarterfinalist in singles last time, expressed happiness with her form and hoped for the best at Gold Coast.<\/p>\n
Ghosal, the highest ranked Indian in the PSA list, at 14, agreed every match would be a test and said everyone in the squad was high on confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompeting for the nation was not just an honour but an inspiration,\u201d he said while assuring that \u201cyou can expect the best from us,\u201d said Ghosal, who had missed an individual bronze in Glasgow after losing to Peter Barker of England in the 3-4 placings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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