Sharath, Neha among Indian probables for Asian TT

New Delhi: Olympians Achanta Sharath Kamal and Neha Aggarwal are among the 20 probables picked for the

19th Asian Table Tennis Championships, to be held in Lucknow from November 16-22. New women`s national champion Kumaresan Shamini, highest placed Indian in world ranking Mouma Das (191th) and her doubles partner, former national champion Poulomi Ghatak also figured in the 10-member women`s list. In the men`s probables, apart from world number 71 Sharath, former India number one Subhajit Saha, Sourav Chakraborty and A Amal Raj were included. Selectors yesterday met on the sidelines of National Ranking (Central Zone) Championship in Gandhidham to pick probables for the tournament, which is considered one of the most important events before Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games next year. National coach Massimo Constantini of Italy and Bhawani Mukherjee, chief SAI coach for table tennis would be with the paddlers during the tournament. Final squad for the tournament would be announced after National Ranking Championships (East Zone) at Siliguri, West Bengal in November. Secretary of Table Tennis Federation of India Dhanraj Chaudhary, former players Kamlesh Mehta, Manjit Sigh Dua and government-appointed observer Indu Puri were among present at the meeting. Players: Men: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Sourav Chakraborty, Subhajit Saha, A Amal Raj, Jubin Kumar, Devesh Karia, Anirban Nandi, Soumyadeep Roy, Sanil Shetty, Soumyajit Ghosh. Women: Kumaresan Shamini, Poulomi Ghatak, Mouma Das, Neha Aggarwal, Puja Sahasrabudhe, Madhurika Patkar, A V Niveditha, Divya Deshpande, Mamta Prabhu, Ankita Das. Coaches: Massimo Constantini (Italy), Bhawani Mukherjee. Bureau Report