Indian 3x3 Basketball Teams for Asia Cup Announced
The FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2024 - from March 27 to 31 - will be hosted by Singapore for the third straight year, at Singapore Sports Hub’s OCBC Square.
India’s rosters for Asia’s premier continental 3x3 championship have been announced.
The FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2024 - from March 27 to 31 - will be hosted by Singapore for the third straight year, at Singapore Sports Hub’s OCBC Square.
Both Indian teams will have to come through qualifying in order to reach the Main Draw.
India’s Rosters
Women’s Team: Aneesha Cleetus (Kerala), Pushpa Senthil Kumar (Indian Railways/Tamil Nadu), Kavya Singla (Punjab), Sreekala Rani (Kerala)
Men’s Team: Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan (Tamil Nadu), Pranav Prince (Tamil Nadu/ Kerala), Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon (Indian Railways/Chandigarh), Princepal Singh (Indian Railways/Punjab)
No Guards!?
While the men’s team appears fairly straightforward with a combination of guards (Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan and Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon), a forward (Pranav Prince) and a center (Princepal Singh), the women’s team perplexingly comprises only pure centers (Aneesha Cleetus and Kavya Singla) and forwards (Pushpa Senthil Kumar and Sreekala Rani).
This is particularly eyebrow raising considering the relatively higher value of the outside shot in a 3x3 game (where two pointers are given 1 point and three pointers are awarded 2 points) compared to the traditional 5v5 format. Besides long distance shooting, the absense of proper guards will also force traditional forwards like Rani and Kumar into playmaking positions. It will be interesting to see how they deliver.
For further details on India’s groupings, game schedule and watch details, visit:
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