New Delhi, March 13 -- Even as Indian shooters go through the grind of trials, the selection for the Asian Games will not be a straight pick from the rankings. Medal-winning prospects and shooters who are good in two events will also be considered ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Games in September. This is because the organisers have reduced quotas India can have 15 shooters each in the men's and women's teams, which will need more common shooters to travel with the team than in the previous edition. In the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, India had fielded a 33-member squad that had three shooters who competed in two events. It made up for the 36 places in 28 events in rifle, pistol and shotgun, allowing India to fight for all the individual, team and mixed team medals. This time due to fewer participants being allowed, discussions have begun around common shooters who can deliver results in more than one event. Since shotgun is expected to get six slots each for trap and skeet events, the rifle and pistol disciplines will have to be filled with common shooters to allow participation in team competitions. "We have to discuss every possibility before selecting the team," national pistol head coach Samresh Jung told HT. "In trap and skeet events there cannot be common shooters, so the full six berths (in men) go there. That means we have to pick nine shooters for 12 slots in air pistol, rapid fire, air rifle and 3-position events. We have to select more common shooters compared to the last time." In the previous edition, Aishwary Pratap Tomar was the only common shooter in the men's team. The women's team is in a better position this time as well. With double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and world championships medallist Esha Singh in the top three in the rankings in air pistol and 25m pistol events, it can allow selectors flexibility in choosing the women's rifle squad. Tilottama Sen has been in form in both air rifle and rifle 3P events. With an eye on the Asian Games, Rudrankksh Patil too started 3P and has done extremely well to be in the top three in the rankings, while maintaining a good position in his pet 10m air rifle. The men's pistol squad will be the most difficult to select. "The problem will be in air pistol and rapid fire because it is difficult to find anyone shooting both events at a high level," said Jung....