PBL 2018: 3 foreign players we are most excited about

#3 Tommy Sugiarto (Delhi Dashers)

The Delhi franchise couldn’t have got a better time to acquire the services of their former member, Tommy Sugiarto. In a resurgent season, the Indonesian clawed his way back into the top 10, riding high on his title win at the Thailand Masters and a couple of other runner-up finishes.

The World No. 9 is currently very much showing glimpses of the form that took him to as high as No. 3 in the world rankings in the autumn of 2014.

The 30-year-old was a sensation when he made his PBL outing for the first time in the inaugural season of the pan-Indian league. Banking on his heroics, the Delhi team finished that season in title glory and Sugiarto was rightly adjudged the Most Valuable Player (Male).

Having had such a stunning record at the PBL already, Sugiarto surely can’t wait to swing back into action after being healthy and consistent for the entire year.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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