India national badminton team
| Association | Badminton Association of India[1] |
|---|---|
| Confederation | Badminton Asia |
| President | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 8 (April 2025) |
| Highest ranking | 5 (July 2023) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2011, 2017) |
| Thomas Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1952) |
| Best result | Champions (2022) |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1957) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (1957, 2014, 2016) |
| Asian Mixed Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2023) |
| Asian Men's Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1965) |
| Best result | Runners-up (1983) |
| Asian Women's Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Champions (2024) |
The India national badminton team is the representative of India in international men's and women's 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 semi-finalists at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. The team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank and also repeated the performance in 2017.
The Indian team is currently 8th in the world rankings.[3] The players have won 3 medals at the Summer Olympics, 14 at the World Championships, 7 at the Asian Games, 18 at the Asian Championships and 25 at the Commonwealth Games.[4]
Coaches
| Years | Coach | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–present | Park Tae-sang | NCE Coach | [5] |
| 2025–present | Tan Kim Her | Doubles Coach | [6] |
| 2025–present | Irwansyah Adi Pratama | Women's Singles Coach | [7] |
Medal table
Individual
| Tournament | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| World Championships | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Asian Championships | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| Commonwealth Games | 9 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| South Asian Games | 24 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
| Defunct | ||||
| World Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 32 | 51 | 121 |
Team
| Tournament | Team | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cup | M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Uber Cup | F | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sudirman Cup | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Games | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| X | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Asian Games | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Asian Team Championships | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Asian Mixed Team Championships | X | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Asian Games | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 17 | 35 | |
Current rankings
- As of December 2025
Men's singles
| World Rank | Player |
|---|---|
| 13 | Lakshya Sen |
| 32 | Ayush Shetty |
| 34 | Srikanth Kidambi |
| 36 | Prannoy H. S. |
| 39 | Tharun Mannepalli |
| 41 | Kiran George |
| 53 | Priyanshu Rajawat |
| 62 | Mithun Manjunath |
| 65 | Manraj Singh |
| 66 | Sankar Subramanian |
| 76 | Rithvik Sanjeevi |
| 91 | Saneeth Dayanand |
| 96 | Alap Mishra |
| 98 | Sathish Karunakaran |
Women's singles
| World Rank | Player |
|---|---|
| 19 | P. V. Sindhu |
| 28 | Unnati Hooda |
| 39 | Tanvi Sharma |
| 44 | Rakshitha Ramraj |
| 47 | Anupama Upadhyaya |
| 49 | Malvika Bansod |
| 53 | Isharani Baruah |
| 55 | Tasnim Mir |
| 56 | Anmol Kharb |
| 57 | Shriyanshi Valishetty |
| 58 | Aakarshi Kashyap |
| 66 | Devika Sihag |
| 68 | Tanya Hemanth |
| 80 | Shreya Lele |
| 87 | Ashmita Chaliha |
| 93 | Ira Sharma |
| 94 | Mansi Singh |
Men's doubles
| World Rank | Players |
|---|---|
| 3 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
| 44 | Pruthvi Roy K. Sai Pratheek |
| 129 | Arjun M. R. Hariharan Amsakarunan |
Women's doubles
| World Rank | Players |
|---|---|
| 13 | Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
| 47 | Shruti Mishra Priya Konjengbam |
| 50 | Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda |
| 51 | Simran Singhi Kavipriya Selvam |
Mixed doubles
| World Rank | Players |
|---|---|
| 18 | Tanisha Crasto Dhruv Kapila |
| 36 | Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde |
| 45 | Aadya Variyath Sathish Karunakaran |
| 46 | Ashith Surya Amrutha Pramuthesh |
Highest rankings
Note: Active players in bold
| Player | Discipline | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Prakash Padukone Srikanth Kidambi |
MS | 1 |
| Saina Nehwal | WS | 1 |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
MD | 1 |
| Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
WD | 9 |
| Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju |
XD | 6 |
| India | Team | 5 |
Top 10 rankers
Note: Active players in bold
| Player | Best Ranking | Olympic Games | World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||||||
| Prakash Padukone | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Srikanth Kidambi | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lakshya Sen | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prannoy H. S. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| B. Sai Praneeth | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Women's Singles | |||||||
| Saina Nehwal | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Men's Doubles | |||||||
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Women's Doubles | |||||||
| Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mixed Doubles | |||||||
| Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Individual record
| Year | Host | Player | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | London | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| 2020 | Tokyo | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | ||
| 2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| 2019 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| B. Sai Praneeth | Men's singles | ||
| 2021 | Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles | |
| Lakshya Sen | Men's singles | ||
| 2022 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles | |
| 2023 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles | |
| 2025 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles |
| Year | Player | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju |
Mixed doubles | |
| 2011 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | |
| 2017 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| 2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| 2021 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles |
| Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles | |
| Leroy D'Sa Pradeep Gandhe |
Men's doubles | ||
| Leroy D'Sa Kanwal Thakar Singh |
Mixed doubles | ||
| 2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| Saina Nehwal | |||
| 2022 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles | |
| Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles |
| Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles | |
| Suresh Goel | Men's singles | ||
| Meena Shah | Women's singles | ||
| Sarojini Apte | Women's singles | ||
| Owen Roncon Sarojini Apte |
Mixed doubles | ||
| 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 | |
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
Women's doubles | ||
| 2016 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | |
| 2018 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles | |
| Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | ||
| 2022 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | |
| 2023 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles |
| Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles | |
| 1978 | Prakash Padukone | Men's singles | |
| Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakar Singh |
Women's doubles | ||
| 1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles | |
| 1998 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles | |
| Pullela Gopichand | Men's singles | ||
| 2002 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles | |
| 2006 | Chetan Anand | Men's singles | |
| 2010 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | |
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
Women's doubles | ||
| Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles | ||
| 2014 | Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles | |
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
Women's doubles | ||
| Gurusai Dutt | Men's singles | ||
| P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ||
| 2018 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | |
| Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles | ||
| P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ||
| Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles | ||
| Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy |
Women's doubles | ||
| 2022 | Lakshya Sen | Men's singles | |
| P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ||
| Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Men's doubles | ||
| Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles | ||
| Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
Women's doubles |
Senior team record
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| Year | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Withdrew | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 19th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 18th |
| 1995 | Group stage | 20th |
| 1997 | Group stage | 19th |
| 1999 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2001 | Group stage | 17th |
| 2003 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2009 | Group stage | 17th |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2013 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2019 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2021 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2023 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2025 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2027 | To be determined | |
| 2029 | ||
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Group stage | — |
| 1982 | Group stage | — |
| 1986 | Did not enter | |
| 1990 | Group stage | — |
| 1994 | 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 | |
| 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 |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
Women's team
| Year | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
Men's team
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Note: 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 | Semi-finals | 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 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2025 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
Asia Junior Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Note: Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Notable former players
- Prakash Padukone
- Pullela Gopichand
- Saina Nehwal
- Jwala Gutta
- Syed Modi
- Parupalli Kashyap
- Ami Ghia
- Aparna Popat
- P. V. V. Lakshmi
- Madhumita Bisht
- Kanwal Thakar Singh
- Dinesh Khanna
- Leroy D'Sa
- U. Vimal Kumar
- Chetan Anand
- B. Sai Praneeth
See also
References
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