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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.
Quick facts Association, Confederation ...
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Association | Badminton Association of India[1] |
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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) |
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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]
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Coaches
More information Years, Coach ...
Years | Coach | Role | Ref |
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2020–present | ![]() |
NCE Coach | [5] |
2025–present | ![]() |
Doubles Coach | [6] |
2025–present | ![]() |
Women's Singles Coach | [7] |
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Medal table
Individual
More information Tournament, Total ...
Tournament | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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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 |
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World Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 38 | 32 | 51 | 121 |
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Team
More information Tournament, Team ...
Tournament | Team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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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 |
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Current rankings
- As of September 2025
Men's singles
More information World Rank, Player ...
World Rank | Player |
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18 | Lakshya Sen |
27 | Ayush Shetty |
34 | Prannoy H. S. |
36 | Kiran George |
40 | Srikanth Kidambi |
42 | Tharun Mannepalli |
43 | Priyanshu Rajawat |
45 | Sathish Karunakaran |
58 | Sankar Subramanian |
61 | Manraj Singh |
63 | Rithvik Sanjeevi |
87 | B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj |
93 | Meiraba Maisnam |
98 | Tarun Reddy Katam |
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Women's singles
More information World Rank, Player ...
World Rank | Player |
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13 | P. V. Sindhu |
31 | Unnati Hooda |
33 | Malvika Bansod |
40 | Rakshitha Ramraj |
41 | Anupama Upadhyaya |
44 | Tanvi Sharma |
49 | Aakarshi Kashyap |
56 | Tasnim Mir |
59 | Shriyanshi Valishetty |
63 | Anmol Kharb |
67 | Isharani Baruah |
71 | Tanya Hemanth |
79 | Devika Sihag |
80 | Ira Sharma |
84 | Shreya Lele |
96 | Mansi Singh |
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Men's doubles
More information World Rank, Players ...
World Rank | Players |
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6 | Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
31 | Hariharan Amsakarunan Ruban Kumar |
35 | Pruthvi Roy K. Sai Pratheek |
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Women's doubles
More information World Rank, Players ...
World Rank | Players |
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12 | Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand |
35 | Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda |
41 | Shruti Mishra Priya Konjengbam |
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Mixed doubles
More information World Rank, Players ...
World Rank | Players |
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16 | Tanisha Crasto Dhruv Kapila |
33 | Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde |
34 | Aadya Variyath Sathish Karunakaran |
38 | Ashith Surya Amrutha Pramuthesh |
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Highest rankings
Note: Active players in bold
More information Player, Discipline ...
Player | Discipline | Highest |
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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 |
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Top 10 rankers
Note: Active players in bold
More information Player, Best Ranking ...
Player | Best Ranking | Olympic Games | World Championship | ||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Individual record
Olympic Games
See also: Badminton at the Summer Olympics
More information Year, Host ...
Year | Host | Player | Category | Medal |
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2012 | ![]() |
Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() |
P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ![]() |
2020 | ![]() |
P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ![]() |
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World Championships
More information Year, Player(s) ...
Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
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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 | ![]() |
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World Tour Finals
More information Year, Player ...
Year | Player | Category | Medal |
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2018 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ![]() |
2021 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles | ![]() |
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Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the Asian Games
More information Year, Player(s) ...
Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
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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 | ![]() |
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Asian Championships
More information Year, Player(s) ...
Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
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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 | ![]() |
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Commonwealth Games
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
More information Year, Player(s) ...
Year | Player(s) | Category | Medal |
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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 | ![]() |
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South Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games
More information Year, Player(s) ...
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Team record
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Perspective
More information Year, Round ...
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
More information Year, Round ...
Year | Round | Position |
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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 |
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Commonwealth Games
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
Mixed team
More information Year, Round ...
Year | Round | Position |
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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 |
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Men's team
More information Year, Round ...
Year | Round | Position |
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1998 | Runners-up | 2nd |
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Women's team
More information Year, Round ...
Year | Round | Position |
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1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
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Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the Asian Games
More information Year, Round ...
Men's team
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Women's team
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Asian Championships
Mixed team
Men's team
More information Year, Round ...
Year | Round | Position |
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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 |
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Women's team
South Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games
More information Year, Round ...
Men's team
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Women's team
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Notable former players
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References
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