Orleans (France), March 16 Young players Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma will lead India's challenge at the USD 250,000 Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament, which begins here on Tuesday, after senior shuttler HS Prannoy withdrew due to a shoulder injury.
Prannoy, who was originally slated to face top seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the opening round, was forced to withdraw after experiencing shoulder pain during the Swiss Open in Basel last week.
While the cause of his discomfort was initially unclear, Prannoy decided to withdraw from his match against Japan's Koki Watanabe to avoid aggravating the injury.
"The shoulder pain developed after traveling to the Swiss Open. We didn't know the reason then, so I decided to withdraw and fly back," Prannoy told