India women's national squash team

For the men's team, see India men's national squash team.

The India national women's squash team represents India in international squash team competitions, and is governed by the Squash Rackets Federation of India.^[1] The team has participated in two quarter-finals of the World Team Championships with 5th being their highest ever placement.^[2]

India
Coach	Gautam Das
Association	Squash Rackets Federation of India
World Team Championships
First year	2002
Titles	0
Runners-up	0
Best finish	5th (2012)
Entries	7
Asian Team Championships
First year	1990
Titles	(2012)
Runners-up	(2002, 2010, 2016)
Entries	15

Medal table

Tournament				Total
World Championships	4	0	0	4
World Cup	0	0	1	1
Asian Games	1	2	6	9
Asian Championships	7	4	7	16
South Asian Games	4	0	0	4
Total	16	6	13	36

Note: Table includes women's individual, women's + mixed doubles pairs and women's team medals

Current squad

• Anahat Singh
• Akanksha Salunkhe
• Joshna Chinappa
• Dipika Pallikal
• Tanvi Khanna
• Urwashi Joshi
• Anjali Semwal
• Nirupama Dubey

Current rankings

As of September 2025

#	Player	World Rank
1	Anahat Singh	44
2	Akanksha Salunkhe	66
3	Tanvi Khanna	90
4	Joshna Chinappa	112
5	Shameena Riaz	158
6	Anjali Semwal	160
7	Nirupama Dubey	227
8	Urwashi Joshi	311

Highest rankings

Note: Only players in top 100, active in bold

Player	Highest
Dipika Pallikal	10
Joshna Chinappa	10
Anahat Singh	44
Akanksha Salunkhe	62
Tanvi Khanna	69

Olympic Games

Main article: Squash at the Summer Olympics

Edition	Venue	Player	Result
2028	California

World Championships

Team

Main article: World Squash Team Championships

Edition	Venue	Result	Position	W	L
1979	Birmingham	Did not participate
1981	Toronto
1983	Perth
1985	Dublin
1987	Auckland
1989	Warmond
1990	Sydney
1992	Vancouver
1994	Guernsey
1996	Petaling Jaya
1998	Stuttgart
2000	Sheffield 2000
2002	Odense	Group Stage	18th	1	5
2004	Amsterdam	Did not participate
2006	Edmonton
2008	Cairo
2010	Palmerston North	Group Stage	11th	3	3
2012	Nîmes	Quarter Finals	5th	5	1
2014	Niagara-on-the-Lake	Group Stage	14th	2	6
2016	Issy-les-Moulineaux	Group Stage	9th	4	2
2018	Dalian	Group Stage	12th	1	2
2022	Cairo	Did not participate
2024	Hong Kong	Quarter Finals	7th	4	3

Source

Doubles

Main article: World Squash Doubles Championships

Edition	Venue	Players	Category	Position	Ref
2022	Glasgow	Dipika Pallikal Joshna Chinappa	WD	Champions	[3]
2022	Glasgow	Dipika Pallikal Saurav Ghosal	XD	Champions	[4]
2024	Glasgow	Dipika Pallikal Joshna Chinappa	WD	Champions
2024	Glasgow	Dipika Pallikal Saurav Ghosal	XD	Champions

Source

Individual

Main article: World Squash Championships

Edition	Venue	Player	Result
None

Source

World Cup

Main article: Squash World Cup

Edition	Venue	Team	Position	Ref
1999	Hertogenbosch		Fifth Place
2023	Chennai	Joshna Chinappa Saurav Ghosal Tanvi Khanna Abhay Singh	Third Place

Source

Asian Games

Main article: Squash at the Asian Games

Team

Edition	Venue	Team	Result
2010	Guangzhou	Anaka Alankamony Joshna Chinappa Dipika Pallikal Anwesha Reddy	Third Place
2014	Incheon	Anaka Alankamony Aparajitha Balamurukan Joshna Chinappa Dipika Pallikal	Runners Up
2018	Jakarta	Joshna Chinappa Tanvi Khanna Sunayna Kuruvilla Dipika Pallikal	Runners Up
2022	Hangzhou	Joshna Chinappa Tanvi Khanna Dipika Pallikal Anahat Singh	Third Place

Doubles

Edition	Venue	Players	Category	Result
2022	Hangzhou	Dipika Pallikal Harinder Pal Sandhu	XD	Champions
2022	Hangzhou	Anahat Singh Abhay Singh	XD	Third Place

Individual

Edition	Venue	Player	Result
2014	Incheon	Dipika Pallikal	Third Place
2018	Jakarta	Joshna Chinappa	Third Place
2018	Jakarta	Dipika Pallikal	Third Place

Source

Asian Championships

Team

Main article: Asian Squash Team Championships

Edition	Venue	Position
1986	Kuala Lumpur	Did not participate
1988	Kuwait City
1990	Kolkata	Third Place
1992	Peshawar	Third Place
1994	Kuala Lumpur	Did not participate
1996	Amman	Fourth Place
1998	Kuala Lumpur	Fifth Place
2000	Hong Kong	Fifth Place
2002	Kuala Lumpur	Runners Up
2004	Kuala Lumpur	Fourth Place
2006	Taiwan	Did not participate
2008	Kuwait City	Fifth Place
2010	Chennai	Runners Up
2012	Kuwait City	Champions
2014	Hong Kong	Third Place
2016	Taiwan	Runners Up
2018	Cheongju	Did not participate
2021	Kuala Lumpur	Third Place
2022	Cheongju	Third Place
2024	Dalian	Fifth Place

Source

Doubles

Main article: Asian Doubles Squash Championships

Edition	Venue	Players	Category	Position	Ref
2023	Hangzhou	Dipika Pallikal Harinder Pal Sandhu	XD	Champions
2023	Hangzhou	Anahat Singh Abhay Singh	XD	Third Place
2024	Johor	Abhay Singh Joshna Chinappa	XD	Champions
2025	Kuala Lumpur	Anahat Singh Joshna Chinappa	WD	Champions
2025	Kuala Lumpur	Anahat Singh Abhay Singh	XD	Champions
2025	Kuala Lumpur	Joshna Chinappa Velavan Senthilkumar	XD	Third Place

Source

Individual

Main article: Asian Individual Squash Championships

Edition	Venue	Player	Position	Ref
2017	Chennai	Joshna Chinappa	Champion
2017	Chennai	Dipika Pallikal	Runners Up
2019	Kuala Lumpur	Joshna Chinappa	Champion

Source

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2012	ASF Awards	Outstanding Team Women	Won	[5]

See also

• Squash in India
• Squash Rackets Federation of India
• India men's national squash team