P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen in Indian team for Badminton Asia Team Championships

Two-time Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and the star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will form the core of the Indian squad that will take part in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, China, from February 3 to 8.

India is the defending champion in the women’s category of the competition. The men’s team has won two bronze medals in the past.

“Selected on the basis of ranking, performance, and experience, the women’s team will once again be led by former world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, PV Sindhu,” the Badminton Association of India said in a release.

The world No. 13 Sen will be the top-ranked men’s singles player in the squad, which also features Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, US Open winner Ayush Shetty, and Tharun Mannepalli.

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Satwik-Chirag will lead the doubles unit along with Guwahati Masters runners-up Sai Pratheek K and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, as well as Hariharan Amsakarunan.

In the women’s category, Sindhu will be supported by world junior championships silver medalist Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda, Rakshita Sree Santhosh Ramraj, and Malvika Bansod in singles. Syed Modi International champions Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will lead India’s charge in the doubles. Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra, and Tanisha Crasto complete the squad.

BAI secretary Sanjay Mishra said, “Over the last few years, Indian teams have consistently been medal contenders at the Asian and world level, and this squad has the right mix of form and experience and is capable of challenging for the crown in both categories.”

Published on Dec 11, 2025