<p>Karnataka’s Sanjana Ramesh will lead the Indian team in Division ‘B’ of the FIBA Under-16 Women’s Asia Cup basketball championships here. The assistant coach of the Indian side, Anitha Paul Durai, informed that the 16-year-old, who will also be making her India debut at the meet, will lead the side.<br /><br />Sanjana has captained the State side at the Youth National Championships in July. The Beagles player led the team to the final where they went down to Tamil Nadu 53-70. Another Karnataka girl Grishma Niranjan is also part of the 12-member squad.<br /><br />Meanwhile, preparations for the championship are in full swing. The home players had a training session at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium. The tournament will be formally inaugurated on Saturday. The matches begin on Sunday.<br /><br />Squad: Sanjana Ramesh (captain), Vaishnavi Yadav, Neha Karwa, Monica Jayakumar, Sreekala Rani, Riya Baliyan, Khushi Sanjay Dongre, Pushpa Senthilkumar, Asmat Taunque, Ann Mary Zachariah, Elijabeth Ekka, Grishma Niranjan. Coach: Zoran Visic; Asst coach: Anitha Paul Durai.</p>
<p>Karnataka’s Sanjana Ramesh will lead the Indian team in Division ‘B’ of the FIBA Under-16 Women’s Asia Cup basketball championships here. The assistant coach of the Indian side, Anitha Paul Durai, informed that the 16-year-old, who will also be making her India debut at the meet, will lead the side.<br /><br />Sanjana has captained the State side at the Youth National Championships in July. The Beagles player led the team to the final where they went down to Tamil Nadu 53-70. Another Karnataka girl Grishma Niranjan is also part of the 12-member squad.<br /><br />Meanwhile, preparations for the championship are in full swing. The home players had a training session at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium. The tournament will be formally inaugurated on Saturday. The matches begin on Sunday.<br /><br />Squad: Sanjana Ramesh (captain), Vaishnavi Yadav, Neha Karwa, Monica Jayakumar, Sreekala Rani, Riya Baliyan, Khushi Sanjay Dongre, Pushpa Senthilkumar, Asmat Taunque, Ann Mary Zachariah, Elijabeth Ekka, Grishma Niranjan. Coach: Zoran Visic; Asst coach: Anitha Paul Durai.</p>
