India national badminton team explained

India
President:Himanta Biswa Sarma
Association:Badminton Association of India[1]
Confederation:Badminton Asia
Rank:9
Date:October 2024
Max Rank:5
Max Date:4 July 2023
World Mixed Team Champ Apps:16
World Mixed Team Champ First:1991
World Mixed Team Champ Best:Quarter-finals
(2011, 2017)
World Men's Team Champ Apps:13
World Men's Team Champ First:1952
World Men's Team Champ Best: (2022)
World Women's Team Champ Apps:8
World Women's Team Champ First:1957
World Women's Team Champ Best:Semi-finals
(1957, 2014, 2016)
Regional Name:Asian Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:3
Regional Cup First:2017
Regional Cup Best:Semi-finals
(2023)
Regional2 Name:Asian Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:14
Regional2 Cup First:1965
Regional2 Cup Best: (1983)
Regional3 Name:Asian Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:4
Regional3 Cup First:2016
Regional3 Cup Best: (2024)

The India national badminton team represents India in international badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India.[2] The men's team won the Thomas Cup in 2022, while the women's team have been semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank while also repeating the performance in 2017.

The Indian team is currently ranked 9th in the World.[3] They has won 3 medals at the Summer Olympics, 10 medals at the BWF World Championships, 10 medals at the Asian Games and 25 medals at the Commonwealth Games.[4]

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameBirth date and ageRanking of event
MSMDXD
Srikanth Kidambi7 February 199324
Lakshya Sen16 August 200114
Prannoy H. S.17 July 19927
Sameer Verma22 October 199464
Kiran George11 February 200037
Mithun Manjunath28 June 199861
Priyanshu Rajawat1 February 200228
Subhankar Dey6 June 1993154
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy13 August 20001
Chirag Shetty4 July 19971
Dhruv Kapila1 February 20004177
Arjun M. R.11 May 199741
K. Sai Pratheek3 May 20007071
Krishna Prasad Garaga15 March 200066
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala11 February 200166
B. Sumeeth Reddy26 September 199121758
Ishaan Bhatnagar2 February 20021478
Rohan Kapoor16 September 199796742
Raghu Mariswamy14 February 1998115
Ravikrishna PS23 October 200268
Sankar Prasad3 August 200268
Manjit Singh Khwairakpam17 March 2001185372
Dingku Singh Konthoujam28 March 2001233178
Hariharan Amsakarunan18 May 200373174
Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi8 July 200373561
Suraj Goala3 August 2002182376
Pruthvi Roy13 July 2002182
Chirag Sen22 July 1998103109
Rithvik Sanjeevi

Women's team

NameBirth date and ageRanking of event
WSWDXD
P. V. Sindhu5 July 199511405
Saina Nehwal17 March 1990209
Malvika Bansod15 September 200150
Aakarshi Kashyap24 August 200143
Tasnim Mir13 May 200570
Anupama Upadhyaya12 February 200586
Ashmita Chaliha18 October 199947
Unnati Hooda20 September 20075594
Anmol Kharb20 January 200799
Tanvi Sharma22 December 2008588205
Aditi Bhatt16 January 2003137
Ashwini Ponnappa18 September 19892058
Treesa Jolly27 May 200323
Gayatri Gopichand4 March 200323
Tanisha Crasto5 May 20032071
N. Sikki Reddy18 August 199311342
Rutaparna Panda7 May 199951
Rakshitha Ramraj4 April 200761282
Shikha Gautam18 April 199853
Arathi Sara Sunil1 October 1994113
Ashwini Bhat K.10 January 200053
Tara Shah16 March 2005173
Khushi Gupta3 June 2001602744
Nila Valluvan26 May 2001891690
Arul Bala Radhakrishnan30 March 2002135233
Riza Mehreen23 January 2003
Simran Singhi11 April 200267
Ritika Thaker17 January 200167
Shruti Mishra13 August 200283382
Priya Konjengbam17 March 200183135

Medal table

Individual

Tournament Total
Olympic Games0123
World Championships14914
World Games0011
World Cup1012
Commonwealth Games95 1327
Asian Games11 57
Asian Championships201618
South Asian Games2421348
Total14325096

Team

Tournament Team Total
M1001
F0 022
Sudirman CupX 00 00
Commonwealth GamesM 0 101
F 0011
X1214
Asian GamesM0134
F0022
Asian Team ChampionshipsM0 022
F 10 01
Asian Mixed Team ChampionshipsX0011
South Asian GamesM5005
F5005
Total1351331

Individual record

See also: Badminton at the Summer Olympics.

YearPlayer(s)CategoryMedal
2012Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2016P. V. Sindhu
2020
YearPlayer(s)CategoryMedal
1983Prakash PadukoneMen's singles
2011Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa		Women's doubles
2013P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2014P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2015Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2017P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2017Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2018P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2019P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
B. Sai PraneethMen's singles
2021Srikanth KidambiMen's singles
Lakshya SenMen's singles
2022Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy		Men's doubles
2023Prannoy H. S.Men's singles

See also: Badminton at the Asian Games.

YearPlayer(s)CategoryMedal
1982Syed ModiMen's singles
Leroy D'Sa
Pradeep Gandhe		Men's doubles
Leroy D'Sa
Kanwal Thakar Singh		Mixed doubles
2019P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
Saina Nehwal
2022Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy		Men's doubles
Prannoy H. S.Men's singles
YearPlayer(s)CategoryMedal
1965Dinesh KhannaMen's singles
2023Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy		Men's doubles

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.

YearPlayer(s)CategoryMedal
1966Dinesh KhannaMen's singles
1978Prakash PadukoneMen's singles
Ami Ghia
Kanwal Thakar Singh		Women's doubles
1982Syed ModiMen's singles
1998Aparna PopatWomen's singles
Pullela GopichandMen's singles
2002Aparna PopatWomen's singles
2006Chetan AnandMen's singles
2010Saina NehwalWomen's singles
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa		Women's doubles
Parupalli KashyapMen's singles
2014Parupalli KashyapMen's singles
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa		Women's doubles
Gurusai DuttMen's singles
P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2018Saina NehwalWomen's singles
Srikanth KidambiMen's singles
P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy		Men's doubles
Ashwini Ponnappa
N. Sikki Reddy		Women's doubles
2022Lakshya SenMen's singles
P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy		Men's doubles
Srikanth KidambiMen's singles
Treesa Jolly
Gayathri Gopichand		Women's doubles

See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games.

Senior team record

YearRound
1949Did not qualify
1952Second round inter-zone3rd
1955Second round inter-zone3rd
1958Did not qualify
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973First round inter-zone5th
1976Did not qualify
1979Semi-finals3rd
1982Did not qualify
1984
1986
1988Group stage8th
1990Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000Group stage7th
2002Did not qualify
2004
2006Quarter-finals-
2008Did not qualify
2010Quarter-finals-
2012Did not qualify
2014Group stage11th
2016Group stage13th
2018Group stage10th
2020Quarter-finals5th
2022bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2024Quarter-finals8th
2026To be determined
2028
2030
YearRound
1957First round inter-zone3rd
1960First round inter-zone5th
1963Did not qualify
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010Quarter-finals-
2012Did not qualify
2014Semi-finals4th
2016Semi-finals4th
2018Group stage11th
2020Quarter-finals8th
2022Quarter-finals8th
2024Quarter-finals7th
2026To be determined
2028
2030
YearRound
1989Withdrew
1991Group stage19th
1993Group stage18th
1995Group stage20th
1997Group stage19th
1999Group stage16th
2001Group stage17th
2003Group stage16th
2005Group stage18th
2007Group stage18th
2009Group stage17th
2011Quarter-finals-
2013Group stage10th
2015Group stage10th
2017Quarter-finals-
2019Group stage12th
2021Group stage12th
2023Group stage11th
2025To be determined
2027
2029

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.

Mixed team

YearRound
1978Group stage-
1982Group stage-
1986Did not enter
1990Group stage-
1994Did not enter
2002Group stage-
2006Third place3rd
2010bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2014Fourth place4th
2018bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2022bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2026To be determined
2030
2034

See also: Badminton at the Asian Games.

Men's team

YearRound
1962Did not enter
1966Withdrew
1970Did not enter
1974Third place3rd
1978Quarter-finals-
1982Semi-finals4th
1986Semi-finals4th
1990Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006Group stage9th
2010Round of 16-
2014Round of 16-
2018Quarter-finals-
2022bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2026To be determined
2030
2034
2038

Women's team

YearRound
1962Did not enter
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982Semi-finals4th
1986Quarter-finals5th
1990Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010Round of 16-
2014Semi-finals3rd
2018Quarter-finals-
2022Quarter-finals-
2026To be determined
2030
2034
2038

Men's team

YearRound
1962Did not enter
1965Semi-finals3rd
1969Quarter-finals-
1971Round of 16-
1976Round of 16-
1983bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1985Quarter-finals-
1987Group stage-
1989Group stage-
1993Group stage-
2016Semi-finals4th
2018Quarter-finals-
2020Semi-finals3rd
2022Group stage6th
2024Quarter-finals8th
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
2016Quarter-finals-
2018Quarter-finals-
2020Did not enter
2022Group stage6th
2024bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
2017Quarter-finals-
2019Group stage-
2023Semi-finals3rd
2025To be determined
2027
2029

See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games.

Men's team

YearRound
2004bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2006bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2010bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2016bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2019bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2025To be determined

Women's team

YearRound
2004bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2006bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2010bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2016bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2019bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2025To be determined

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior team record

World Junior Championships

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000Group stage13th
2002Group stage9th
2004Group stage11th
2006Group stage8th
2007Group stage8th
2008Fourth place4th
2009Group stage7th
2010Group stage9th
2011Group stage6th
2012Group stage9th
2013Group stage14th
2014Group stage13th
2015Group stage9th
2016Quarter-finals8th
2017Quarter-finals6th
2018Quarter-finals6th
2019Group stage12th
2022Group stage13th
2023Quarter-finals7th
2024Quarter-finals6th
2025To be determined

Asia Junior Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships.

Boys' team

YearRound
1997Quarter-finals-
1998Quarter-finals-
1999Quarter-finals-
2000Quarter-finals-
2001Quarter-finals-
2002Quarter-finals-
2004Round of 16-
2005Quarter-finals-

Girls' team

YearRound
1997Round of 16-
1998Quarter-finals-
1999Quarter-finals-
2000Quarter-finals-
2001Quarter-finals-
2002Semi-finals4th
2004Quarter-finals-
2005Quarter-finals-

Mixed team

YearRound
2006Round of 16-
2007Group stage-
2008Group stage-
2009Quarter-finals-
2010Quarter-finals-
2011Semi-finals4th
2012Group stage-
2013Group stage-
2014Group stage-
2015Quarter-finals-
2016Quarter-finals-
2017Group stage-
2018Quarter-finals-
2019Quarter-finals-
2023Quarter-finals-
2024Quarter-finals6th

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Notable former players

Men

Women

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About BAI. 3 February 2023.
  2. News: No change in BAI: Prakash. 5 March 2012. The Indian Express. 30 July 1997.
  3. Web site: Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Anmol Kharb seals historic title for India women. 18 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok. 3 February 2023.

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