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| (From left) Vandana
Agarwal, Anu Bindra and Shraddhanjali Singh at the RCGC
on Thursday. Picture by Santosh Ghosh |
Calcutta: The Indian team
is high on confidence on the eve of its departure for the
Queen Sirikit Cup golf championship in Adelaide from April
5-7.
“We finished ninth last year
in Bangkok, this time I am hopeful of an improved show,”
said Vandana Agarwal, one of the team members, at a press
conference on Thursday afternoon at the RCGC.
India No. 1 Irina Brar and Jamshedpur
girl Shraddhanjali Singh are the other playing members,
while Anu Bindra ? chairperson of the Indian Golf Union
Ladies’ Section ? is the non-playing captain.
Vandana’s optimism stems
from her belief that the Indians have got a strong team.
“We usually have one weak
link in the team? this time, Irina is in fine form, I have
put in a lot of hard work and Shraddhanjali is also hitting
the ball long. We hope to do much better,” said the
experienced Vandana, who has featured in several Sirikit
Cup campaigns.
For Shraddhanjali, this will be
her maiden India exposure.
“I came through trials and
am feeling good with my form? hope I can continue that way
in Australia,” said the 19-year-old.
The annual ladies’ amateur
invitational meet for Asia-Pacific countries will feature
14 nations. The aggregate of six rounds, made up of the
two best rounds of each day, will decide the champions.
The Indian team, being supported
by ECCO India, Wills Lifestyle and Maxfli, leaves India
on Friday night and will get two days of practice at the
Adelaide Royal Golf Club before the competition gets underway.
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