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Asia Cup 2022: Odisha Basketballer Amarendra Nayak Makes India cut

Bhubaneswar: Odisha basketball player Amarendra Nayak has been selected in the Indian team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2022.

The 6-feet 8-inch tall Amarendra thus retained his berth after having featured in the squad that took part in the recent World Cup qualifiers.

The 20-year-old Odia cager is part of a 12-member contingent chosen by the Basketball Federation of India for the Asia Cup at Jakarta from July 12 to 24.

INDIAN SQUAD

Muin Bek Hafeez, Aravind M Kumar, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Sahaij P Singh, Amarendra Nayak, Vivek V Goti, Kushal Singh, Pranav Prince, Prashant Rawat, Pratyanshu Tomar, Aryan, Amritpal Singh.

OB Bureau

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