HYDERABAD: India men will focus on winning the elusive medal while the depleted women's squad may find the going tough at the Thomas and Uber Cup, which will kick-off in Bangkok on Sunday.
So far, only the women had won two bronze medals when they lost in the semifinals of the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. However, the men had never reached the semifinals of the Thomas Cup so far. But all that may change this year as the squad boasts of Lakshya Sen, K Srikanth and HS Prannoy in singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in doubles.