BAI chief said he had a meeting with the senior players and they have voluntarily given their nod to participate in the National Championship.
The national badminton coach further says that they both share a very cordial and friendly relationship, which has been built over time.
PV Sindhu, who lost in the World Badminton Championship final to settle for silver, said overall the tournament has been very satisfying for the Indians.
PV Sindhu, a two-time World Championships bronze medallist, dominated her younger opponent from the beginning, not allowing the reigning world junior champion to settle in.
PV Sindhu, who is a double bronze medalist at World Championships, did not break a sweat in the clash and sailed to an easy victory over her Chinese fifth seed opponent.
Saina Nehwal, seeded 12th, registered a morale-boosting 21-19, 21-15 win over South Korean second seed Sung ji Hyun.
Ajay Jayaram, seeded 13th, produced another clinical show to get past world No. 50 Mark Caljouw 21-13, 21-18 in a 33-minute men's singles match.
Saina is likely to take on second seed Sung Ji Hyun. The Indian has a 7-2 head-to-head record against the Korean and most recently beat her at the Australian Open in June.
The eighth-seeded Indian shuttler did not break much of a sweat in the process and came out with a classy performance to progress to the next round.
Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round.
The task force urged sports authorities to visit the countryside and make all out attempts to spot talent in various primary schools and nurture them.
Two-time bronze medallist P V Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round and is likely to meet China's Sun Yu for a place in the quarterfinals.
The Chief Minister wished all success to Sindhu in her future endeavors and hoped she would win many international tournaments. As Group-1 officer, he wanted her to contribute to the development of sports in the state.
Despite going through a string of injuries, Prannoy had shown what he is capable of when he faced Prannoy while the match lasted for One hour and 5 minutes in Anaheim, California.
HS Prannoy dished out a gritty performance to defeat countryman Parupalli Kashyap 21-15, 20-22, 21-12 in the summit clash.
It will be the second time this season that two Indians will fight it out for the title at international badminton when K Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth had played in the finals of Singapore Open with the latter claiming his maiden Super Series title.
The Indian pair will now face a tough challenge when they take on top seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei later today.
The Olympic silver medallist has previously won bronze medals at the World Championship in 2013 and 2014.
"Gopi Sir is my inspiration and it is because of him I took the sport," says the 24-year old.
Indian shuttlers have so far won four Super Series titles out of six in 2017 and barring P V Sindhu's win at the India Open, it's the Indian men's brigade led by Kidambi Srikanth, which has been on a rampage this year.
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