New Delhi, April 22 : Indian women’s doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa have withdrawn from the 29th edition of Uber Cup scheduled in Bangkok from May 8-15. Badminton Association of India (BAI) General Secretary Sanjay Mishra on Friday in a statement said: “Sikki Reddy has suffered a Grade 2 Tear of the Abdomen (abdominus rectus) as confirmed by an MRI and has been advised 4-6 week rest by the doctor. “Under the circumstances the said pair has withdrawn from the Uber Cup as well as the upcoming BATC.” Simran Singh and Ritika Thakkar, who had finished fourth in the ranking and were next in line during the selection trials, have replaced the pair of Sikki and Ashwini.