Top Indian shuttlers will be in action when the sprawling Assamese city hosts the 83rd edition of the Senior National Badminton Championships from Tuesday.

This is the first time the prestigious Nationals is returning to the North-East since Guwahati last hosted it in 2010.

Defending champion Saina Nehwal and last edition's runner-up P.V. Sindhu will be the biggest attractions on the women's side. However, the men's singles will lose a bit of sheen with defending champion HS Prannoy and runners-up Kidambi Srikanth likely to pull out due to injuries. In their absence, former champions Sameer Verma and Parupalli Kashyap will be leading the charge.