India national badminton team


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. 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. 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.

Coaches

Medal table

Individual

Team

Current rankings

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Highest rankings

Note: Active players in bold
PlayerDisciplineHighest
Prakash Padukone
Srikanth Kidambi
MS1
Saina NehwalWS1
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
MD1
Treesa Jolly
Gayatri Gopichand
WD9
Jwala Gutta
Valiyaveetil Diju
XD6
IndiaTeam5

Top 10 rankers

Note: Active players in 'bold'''''

Individual record

[Olympic Games]

YearHostPlayerCategoryMedal
2012OG3

World Championships">BWF World Championships">World Championships

[BWF [Super Series Finals|Super Series]] / [BWF [World Tour Finals|World Tour Finals]]

[Asian Games]

YearPlayerCategoryMedal
1982Syed ModiMen's singles
1982Leroy D'Sa
Pradeep Gandhe
Men's doubles
1982Leroy D'Sa
Kanwal Thakar Singh
Mixed doubles
2018P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2018Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2022Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Men's doubles
2022Prannoy H. S.Men's singles

Asian Championships">Badminton Asia Championships">Asian Championships

[Commonwealth Games]

YearPlayerCategoryMedal
1966Dinesh KhannaMen's singles
1978Prakash PadukoneMen's singles
1978Ami Ghia
Kanwal Thakar Singh
Women's doubles
1982Syed ModiMen's singles
1998Aparna PopatWomen's singles
1998Pullela GopichandMen's singles
2002Aparna PopatWomen's singles
2006Chetan AnandMen's singles
2010Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2010Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
Women's doubles
2010Parupalli KashyapMen's singles
2014Parupalli KashyapMen's singles
2014Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
Women's doubles
2014Gurusai DuttMen's singles
2014P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2018Saina NehwalWomen's singles
2018Srikanth KidambiMen's singles
2018P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2018Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Men's doubles
2018Ashwini Ponnappa
N. Sikki Reddy
Women's doubles
2022Lakshya SenMen's singles
2022P. V. SindhuWomen's singles
2022Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Men's doubles
2022Srikanth KidambiMen's singles
2022Treesa Jolly
Gayatri Gopichand
Women's doubles

[South Asian Games]

Senior team record

[Thomas Cup]

[Uber Cup]

[Sudirman Cup]

[Commonwealth Games]

Mixed team

Men's team

Women's team

[Asian Games]

Men's team

Women's team

Asian Championships">Badminton Asia Championships">Asian Championships

Mixed team

Men's team

Women's team

[South Asian Games]

Men's team

Women's team

''Note: Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Junior team record

World Junior Championships

Asia Junior Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

''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