NEW DELHI: Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy registered easy wins as India started their Asia Mixed Team Championships campaign on a stunning note with a 5-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan in a group match in Dubai on Tuesday.
Prannoy, who beat Dmitriy Panarin 21-9, 21-11 in men's singles in 24 minutes, made the lead 2-0 after the mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto put India ahead 1-0 with a 21-5, 21-11 win over Makhsut Tadzhibullaev and Nargiza Rakhmetullayeva in the opening match.
Within no time, Sindhu beat Kamila Smagulova 21-4, 21-12 and increased India’s lead to 3-0.
Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala, the second mixed doubles pair, and the women's doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also won their respective matches in straight games to complete the rout.
India will take on United Arab Emirates on Wednesday in their second Group B match. Malaysia is the fourth team in the group.
The top two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.
