<div>World No 4 Saina Nehwal will take the court for the first time in front of her home crowd in the Indian Badminton League as table-toppers Hyderabad Hotshots face bottom-placed Banga Beats here on Tuesday.<br /><br /><div>While it will be an opportinuity for Hotshorts to consolidate their position, the visitors would look to play for pride.<br /><br /></div><div>After their 1-4 loss to Krrish Delhi Smashers last night, the Bangalore side now has just nine points from one win and three losses in four ties.<br /><br /></div><div>Banga Beats boast of a balanced line-up, including icon player Parupalli Kashyap, world number 8 Hun Yu and rising star Tai Tzu Ying. But the men’s singles players have not been consistent and it has proved to be their bane.<br /><br /></div><div>The presence of stars like Saina, veteran Taufik Hidayat and the young Ajay Jayaram in the rival camp will only make things difficult for the visitors.<br /><br /></div><div>Also, doubles specialists V Shem Goh, Khim Wah Lim, Tarun Kona and Pradnya Gadre in the opposition may prove to be too much for the Banga Beats.<br /><br /></div><div>While Saina is representing her city, another home-grown star, Kashyap, playing for Bangalore, would also look to make use of the local support.<br /><br /></div><div>As is the case with most of the ace Indian shuttlers, Kashyap also learnt the nuances of the game at the Pullela Gopichand Academy.<br /><br /></div><div>Spanish import Carolina Marin, 2012 London Olympics silver medallist and former world No. 1 in men’s doubles Carsten Mongensen would also look to chip in for Banga Beats along with young Indians like Aparna Balan, Aditya Prakash, Akshay Dewalkar and J Meghna. However, in Saina’s backyard, it will take a lot of doing for Banga Beats to get the better of Hostshots, who have been in supreme form with fifteen points from four ties.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>World No 4 Saina Nehwal will take the court for the first time in front of her home crowd in the Indian Badminton League as table-toppers Hyderabad Hotshots face bottom-placed Banga Beats here on Tuesday.<br /><br /><div>While it will be an opportinuity for Hotshorts to consolidate their position, the visitors would look to play for pride.<br /><br /></div><div>After their 1-4 loss to Krrish Delhi Smashers last night, the Bangalore side now has just nine points from one win and three losses in four ties.<br /><br /></div><div>Banga Beats boast of a balanced line-up, including icon player Parupalli Kashyap, world number 8 Hun Yu and rising star Tai Tzu Ying. But the men’s singles players have not been consistent and it has proved to be their bane.<br /><br /></div><div>The presence of stars like Saina, veteran Taufik Hidayat and the young Ajay Jayaram in the rival camp will only make things difficult for the visitors.<br /><br /></div><div>Also, doubles specialists V Shem Goh, Khim Wah Lim, Tarun Kona and Pradnya Gadre in the opposition may prove to be too much for the Banga Beats.<br /><br /></div><div>While Saina is representing her city, another home-grown star, Kashyap, playing for Bangalore, would also look to make use of the local support.<br /><br /></div><div>As is the case with most of the ace Indian shuttlers, Kashyap also learnt the nuances of the game at the Pullela Gopichand Academy.<br /><br /></div><div>Spanish import Carolina Marin, 2012 London Olympics silver medallist and former world No. 1 in men’s doubles Carsten Mongensen would also look to chip in for Banga Beats along with young Indians like Aparna Balan, Aditya Prakash, Akshay Dewalkar and J Meghna. However, in Saina’s backyard, it will take a lot of doing for Banga Beats to get the better of Hostshots, who have been in supreme form with fifteen points from four ties.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>