Anish froilan

Pickleball World Cup: The Indian contingent remained unbeaten at the end of Day 2 of the team event at the Pickleball World Cup currently ongoing in Da Nang, Vietnam, storming into the quarterfinals by beating the Philippines and will play the formidable USA next.

The India pro squad consisting of Harsh Mehta, Arjun Singh, Anish Froilan, Aman Patel, Pearl Amalsadiwala, Naomi Amalsadiwala, Aaliya Ebrahim and Mihika Yadav beat China in the Round of 32 with a scoreline of 4-0.

Pearl Amalsadiwala and Mihika Yadav set the tone by winning the first tie of the match 21-19, after which Harsh Mehta and Arjun Singh chalked up another point for Team India. In the third tie, Harsh Mehta and Pearl Amalsadiwala won a challenging match to set up Arjun Singh and Mihika Yadav to defeat the Chinese 4-0.