Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal is among shuttlers who will be skipping the national badminton trials for the Asian Mixed Team Championships, to be held in Dubai from February 14 to 19.
Former world number 1 Saina was named along with Aakarshi
Kashyap and Malvika Bansod for the trials. The senior selection committee named them to pick the second women’s singles player who will join double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the squad for the Asian meet.
However, Saina and Malvika both have decided to skip the trials.