PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag headline India’s badminton team for Asian Games: See full squad here

India has announced a strong badminton squad for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, men’s doubles stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty leading the charge. The selection was finalised by the Badminton Association of India after reviewing recent performances and world rankings. The group mixes experienced players like Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth with rising talents such as Ayush Shetty, Tanvi Sharma and Unnati Hooda. India will compete across all five disciplines, with established pairs like Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto forming the core of doubles strength.

The team will look to build on its historic success at the previous Asian Games, where India had its best-ever badminton performance.The squad reflects a balance of experience and youth, with players chosen based on consistent international results. Sindhu leads the women’s singles, while Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty headline men’s singles. The men’s doubles remains anchored by Satwik-Chirag, while other combinations like Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun add depth. In women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Kavipriya-Simran will compete, while Kapila-Crasto feature in mixed doubles.

Officials believe the squad shows India’s growing strength across categories. As BAI General Secretary Sanjay Mishra said, "Indian badminton today is in a position where success is being shaped not just by individual excellence, but by the growing depth of talent across categories," and "Over the last few months, we have seen encouraging signs across the board, Satwik-Chirag back to their best, Lakshya returning to the world’s top 10, the men’s team reaching another Thomas Cup podium, Sindhu and our senior players delivering consistently, and younger athletes stepping up with strong performances and important results internationally.

This squad reflects that journey, a blend of experience, depth and emerging talent, and we believe it has the quality and character to compete strongly at the Asian Games and make the country proud.”India, which has 13 Asian Games badminton medals overall, will aim to improve on its recent breakthrough gold and strong team showing.Team Championship:

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