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The girls’ team will be spearheaded by Airport Authority of India’s Malvika Bansod, who topped the list with 1000 points.
While Meiraba topped the chart in the boys’ singles section, the others joining him will be the Tamil Nadu trio of Sathish Kumar, Sidhant Gupta and Sankar Muthuswamy.
In girls’ singles, Malvika will be joined by Delhi’s Ashi Rawat, Unnati Bisht of Uttarakhand and the 2017 U-15 Asian Junior Championships gold medallist Samiya Imad Farooqui from Telangana.
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In-form pair of K Dingku Sing and Ritika Thakkar will be India’s mainstay in the mixed doubles event.
At the previous edition held in Indonesia, India won a gold after 54 years, courtesy Lakshya Sen who won the boys’ singles title.
The coaching team will be headed by junior national coach Sanjay Mishra and former India players Chetan Anand and Arun Vishnu among others.
The Indian team will be undergoing a camp for 15 days starting July 3 in Panchkula, Haryana.