India has unveiled its official Professional class contingent for the Pickleball World Cup 2026, with Harsh Mehta named captain of a squad brimming with expertise and ambition. The match will probably be staged in Da Nang, Vietnam, from 30 August to six September, and the Indian Pickleball Affiliation believes this group has the depth and starvation to problem for the highest prize.
Harsh Mehta’s management anchors a line-up that blends expertise with rising stars. Becoming a member of him are Arjun Singh, who may even captain India’s U/18 aspect, alongside Anish Frolian and Aman Patel within the males’s class. On the ladies’s aspect, Mihika Yadav, Aaliyah Ebrahim, Pearl Amalsadiwala, and Naomi Amalsadiwala full the roster.
The Amalsadiwala sisters have been dominant on the home circuit, persistently reaching podiums in each ladies’s doubles and blended doubles. Naomi Amalsadiwala, particularly, enters the World Cup as a contender in blended doubles with Arjun Singh, having not too long ago toppled world-class pairings akin to Richard Livornese and Megan Fudge, in addition to Quang Duong and Shelby Bates—groups ranked among the many world’s high three.
Suryaveer Singh Bhullar, President of the Indian Pickleball Affiliation, described the squad as the head of Indian pickleball, stressing that the group shouldn’t be travelling to Vietnam merely to compete however to beat. He highlighted the synergy and dedication inside the group, calling it a world-class line-up able to bringing the trophy dwelling.
Harsh Mehta echoed that sentiment, noting that whereas expertise wins matches, unity wins championships. He expressed gratitude for the captaincy and promised to offer his very best, assured that the squad will go far within the competitors.
The group enters the World Cup backed by Lucknow Leopards, Athletiq, Picklebay, and Electrorush, carrying renewed ambition after securing a bronze medal within the earlier version. To sharpen their edge, the athletes will bear a structured high-performance programme, together with intensive coaching camps targeted on technical abilities, conditioning, psychological resilience, and vitamin.
