Asian Games Basketball: India's Revised Rosters Announced
As many as eight changes seen in the Indian Women's 5v5 (4 changes), Indian Men's 3x3 (3 changes) and Indian Women's 3x3 (1 change) squads.
The much anticipated final list of the Indian basketball contingent for the 2023 Asian Games was approved yesterday (i.e. September 14) by the Indian Sports Ministry.
Last week, Ekalavyas had published a NewsbrEK that changes were expected in the Indian squads. Now this news has been officially confirmed, with as many as eight replacements seen in the Indian Women's 5v5 (4 changes), Indian Men's 3x3 (3 changes), and Indian Women's 3x3 (1 change) squads.
Women’s 5v5 Changes
Players OUT
Stephy Nixon
Nishanthi Masilamani
Sathiya Senthilkumar
Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu
Players IN
Anmolpreet Kaur
Bhandavya Hemmige Mahesha
Kavita Jose
Sahana Shivamogga Mohan
Men’s 3x3 Changes
Players OUT
Sejin Mathew
Amarendra Nayak
Kanwar Gurbaz Singh Sandhu
Players IN
Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon
Princepal Singh
Pranav Prince
Women’s 3x3 Changes
Player OUT
Kavya Singla
Player IN
Yashneet Kaur
Final Squads
Women’s 5v5
Manmeet Kaur
Anmolpreet Kaur
Poonam Chaturvedi
Madhu Kumari
Shireen Vijay Limaye
Bhandavya Hemmige Mahesha
Sanjana Ramesh
Sreekala Rani
Sruthy Rathinavel
Pushpa Senthil Kumar
Kavitha Jose
Sahana Shivamogga Mohan
Women’s 3x3
Anumaria Chenganamattathil Shaju
Siya Deodhar
Yashneet Kaur
Vaishnavi Yadav
Men’s 3x3
Sahaij Pratap Singh
Princepal Singh
Pranav Prince
Lokendra Singh
Coaching Staff
Men’s
Coach: Veselin Matic
Coach: Baskar Sappaniambalam
Physiotherapist: Siva Shanmuga Singh
Women’s
Coach: Meenalatha Mohan
Physiotherapist: Ahana Puranik
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The upcoming 19th Asian Games was originally supposed to be held in 2022 but was postponed due to the COVID pandemic.
India’s Asian Games Basketball Schedule (IST timings)
5v5 Women
September 27 vs Indonesia, 5:30 pm IST at Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
September 29 vs Mongolia, 5:30 pm IST at Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
October 1 vs China, 5:30 pm IST at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
3x3 Women & Men
September 25: India women vs Uzbekistan, 11:20 am IST
September 25: India men vs Uzbekistan, 5:20 pm IST
September 27: India women vs China, 11:20 am IST
September 27: India men vs Macau-China, 5:20 pm IST
September 28: India men vs China, 3:20 pm IST
September 29: India men vs Malaysia, 12:10 pm IST
*All games will be broadcast live in India on Sony Sports Network, both on television as well as OTT (SonyLIV).