# India national badminton team

The India national badminton team represents India in international badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India. 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. 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.

## Current rankings

Note: As per March 2025

### Men's singles

| World Rank | Player |
| 10 | Lakshya Sen |
| 28 | Prannoy H. S. |
| 34 | Kiran George |
| 35 | Priyanshu Rajawat |
| 44 | Ayush Shetty |
| 46 | Sathish Karunakaran |
| 49 | Srikanth Kidambi |
| 53 | Tharun Manepalli |
| 56 | Meiraba Maisnam |
| 66 | Rithvik Sanjeevi |

### Women's singles

| World Rank | Player |
| 15 | PV Sindhu |
| 23 | Malvika Bansod |
| 44 | Anupama Upadhyaya |
| 45 | Rakshitha Ramraj |
| 48 | Aakarshi Kashyap |
| 53 | Unnati Hooda |
| 60 | Tasnim Mir |
| 62 | Anmol Kharb |
| 64 | Tanya Hemanth |
| 78 | Isharani Baruah |
| 83 | Shriyanshi Valishetty |
| 86 | Ashmita Chaliha |
| 91 | Devika Sihag |

### Men's doubles

| World Rank | Player |
| 7 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
| 50 | Pruthvi Roy K. Sai Pratheek |

### Women's doubles

| World Rank | Player |
| 9 | Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
| 22 | Tanisha Crasto Ashwini Ponnappa |
| 43 | Shruti Mishra Priya Konjengbam |

### Mixed doubles

| World Rank | Player |
| 20 | Tanisha Crasto Dhruv Kapila |
| 25 | Sumeeth Reddy N. Sikki Reddy |
| 33 | Aadya Variyath Sathish Karunakaran |
| 35 | Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde |

## Highest rankings

Note: Active players in bold
| Player | Discipline | Highest |
| Prakash PadukoneSrikanth Kidambi | MS | 1 |
| Saina Nehwal | WS | 1 |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty | MD | 1 |
| Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand | WD | 9 |
| Jwala Gutta and V. Diju | XD | 6 |
| India | Team | 5 |

## Top 10 rankers

Note: Active players in bold
| Player | Best Ranking | Olympics | World Championship |
| Men's Singles ||||
| Prakash Padukone | 1 | — | 1 |
| Srikanth Kidambi | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lakshya Sen | 6 | — | 1 |
| H. S. Prannoy | 6 | — | 1 |
| B. Sai Praneeth | 10 | — | — |
| Women's Singles ||||
| Saina Nehwal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Men's Doubles ||||
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty | 1 | — | 1 |
| Women's Doubles ||||
| Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand | 9 | — | — |
| Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa | 10 | — | 1 |
| Mixed Doubles ||||
| Jwala Gutta and V. Diju | 6 | — | — |

## Medal table
### Individual

| Tournament | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| World Championships | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| World Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Commonwealth Games | 9 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Asian Championships | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| South Asian Games | 24 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
| Total | 14 | 32 | 50 | 96 |

### Team

| Tournament | Team | | | | Total |
| Thomas Cup | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uber Cup | F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sudirman Cup | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Games | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | X | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Asian Games | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Asian Games | F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian Team Championships | M | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian Team Championships | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian Mixed Team Championships | X | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Asian Games | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| South Asian Games | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 5 | 13 | 31 |

## Individual record
### Olympic Games

| Year | Host | Player | Category |
| 2012 | London | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2016 | Rio | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2020 | Tokyo | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |

### World Championships

| Year | Player(s) | Category |
| 1983 | Prakash Padukone | Men's singles |
| 2011 | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles |
| 2013 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2014 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2015 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2017 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2017 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2019 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2019 | B. Sai Praneeth | Men's singles |
| 2021 | Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles |
| 2021 | Lakshya Sen | Men's singles |
| 2022 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles |
| 2023 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles |

### Asian Games

| Year | Player(s) | Category |
| 1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles |
| 1982 | Leroy D'Sa Pradeep Gandhe | Men's doubles |
| 1982 | Leroy D'Sa Kanwal Thakar Singh | Mixed doubles |
| 2019 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2019 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2022 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles |

### Asian Championships

| Year | Player(s) | Category |
| 1965 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles |
| 1965 | Suresh Goel | Men's singles |
| 1965 | Meena Shah | Women's singles |
| 1965 | Sarojini Apte | Women's singles |
| 1965 | Owen Roncon Sarojini Apte | Mixed doubles |
| 1965 | A. I. Sheikh Achala Karnik | Mixed doubles |
| 1969 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles |
| 1976 | Prakash Padukone | Men's singles |
| 2000 | Pullela Gopichand | Men's singles |
| 2007 | Anup Sridhar | Men's singles |
| 2010 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2014 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2014 | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles |
| 2016 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2018 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles |
| 2018 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2022 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2023 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles |

### Commonwealth Games

| Year | Player(s) | Category |
| 1966 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles |
| 1978 | Prakash Padukone | Men's singles |
| 1978 | Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakar Singh | Women's doubles |
| 1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles |
| 1998 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles |
| 1998 | Pullela Gopichand | Men's singles |
| 2002 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles |
| 2006 | Chetan Anand | Men's singles |
| 2010 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2010 | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles |
| 2010 | Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles |
| 2014 | Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles |
| 2014 | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles |
| 2014 | Gurusai Dutt | Men's singles |
| 2014 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2018 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
| 2018 | Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles |
| 2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2018 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles |
| 2018 | Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy | Women's doubles |
| 2022 | Lakshya Sen | Men's singles |
| 2022 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| 2022 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles |
| 2022 | Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles |
| 2022 | Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand | Women's doubles |

### South Asian Games

* Tap for full list

## Senior team record
### Commonwealth Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1978 | Group stage | — |
| 1982 | Group stage | — |
| 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Group stage | — |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Group stage | — |
| 2006 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2014 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2026 | Event not held | Event not held |
| 2030 | To be determined | |
| 2034 | To be determined | |

#### Men's team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 2nd |

#### Women's team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd |

### Asian Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2019 | Group stage | — |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2025 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2027 | | |
| 2029 | | |

#### Men's team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1965 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 1969 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 1971 | Round of 16 | — |
| 1976 | Round of 16 | — |
| 1983 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1985 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 1987 | Group stage | — |
| 1989 | Group stage | — |
| 1993 | Group stage | — |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2022 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined |

#### Women's team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined |

### South Asian Games

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

## Junior team record
### World Junior Championships

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2000 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2002 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2004 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2006 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2009 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2010 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2013 | Group stage | 14th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2019 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2022 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Asia Junior Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2007 | Group stage | — |
| 2008 | Group stage | — |
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2012 | Group stage | — |
| 2013 | Group stage | — |
| 2014 | Group stage | — |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2017 | Group stage | — |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th |

#### Boys' team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2004 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | — |

#### Girls' team

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | — |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2002 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | — |
    ** Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Notable former players
### Men

* Prakash Padukone
* Pullela Gopichand
* Syed Modi
* Parupalli Kashyap
* Dinesh Khanna
* Leroy D'Sa
* U. Vimal Kumar
* Chetan Anand
* B. Sai Praneeth

### Women

* Saina Nehwal
* Jwala Gutta
* Ami Ghia
* Aparna Popat
* P. V. V. Lakshmi
* Madhumita Bisht
* Kanwal Thakar Singh