Shubhankar selects experienced Lahiri as partner for golf World Cup

Shubhankar Sharma and experienced Anirban Lahiri will team up to represent India at the 2018 ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf to be held here in November.

Shubhankar, who qualified as one of the top 28 eligible players, chose Lahiri as his partner after he got the right to select his playing partner because of his higher ranking. While Subhankar is ranked 107, Lahiri is placed 110th.

It has been a great last few days for Shubhankar, who first qualified for his maiden World Cup and was then recommended for the prestigious Arjuna Award.

He is also leading the Asian Tour's Habitat for Humanity standings and if he tops that he will become the youngest Indian to become Asia No.1 and follow in the footsteps of Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri, who have won the top Asian honours in the past.

It will also be a great chance for both Shubhankar and Lahiri, both of whom are hoping to make the Internationals Team for the 2019 Presidents Cup at the same ...