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Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj: The focus will be on Malvika Bansod, the country's second-highest ranked player in women's singles when a young Indian contingent takes the courts in the BWF Super 300 event to be held in Germany from Tuesday.

A total of 11 Indian badminton players will be in action in the event with Malvika, ranked 35 in the BWF World Ranking, being the highest ranked among them.

In the absence of top Indian badminton players like two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Paris Olympic Games semifinalist Lakshya Sen, Thomas Cup star HS Prannoy, and 2021 World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian youngsters will hope to make the most of their chances at the badminton courts of the Saarlandhalle indoor arena.