Squash: Deepika-Sandhu pair wins Asian mixed doubles squash title, ends India’s campaign with two medals
Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu won the Asian squash mixed doubles title. India ended its campaign with two medals. Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh won bronze medals.
Anhat and Abhay were defeated by Malaysia’s Evan Yuwen and Rachel Arnold in the semi-finals, but in the final, the experienced pair of Deepika-Sandhu defeated Yuven and Rachel 11-10, 11-8 and avenged the defeat of Anhat-Abhay. took. Deepika is the wife of India’s star wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik.
The journey till the final was not easy for Dipika and Sandhu. They defeated the top seeded Malaysian pair of Aira Ajman and Shafiq Kamal in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, the Indian pair defeated Pakistan’s Tyeb Aslam and Faiza Zafar. Iran, Hong Kong and hosts China took part in the six-nation tournament, which was held here for the first time to promote the sport in the region. The Asian Games will also be held here in September.
