Gurugram, Jan. 28 -- Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma is under no illusion over the stern test coming from old friends and familiar faces as a stellar field lineup for a crack at the US$2 million International Series India in Gurugram this week.

The headlines may be about LIV Golf superstars such as reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann, the 2024 International Series rankings winner, but Sharma is wary of the threat posed by his fellow Indian golfers from January 30 to February 2 at the DLF Golf and Country Club.

He puts that strong domestic challenge down to the experience the players have been gaining week in and week out on The International Series and Asian Tour in recent years.

Anirban Lahiri, who plays wi...