A 14-member Indian squad will compete in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship, which will take place in Qingdao, China, from February 11–16, under the leadership of PV Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist, and Lakshya Sen, a bronze medallist at the World Championships.

In the most recent tournament, held in Dubai in 2023, India has won a bronze medal. According to a statement from the Badminton Association of India, “the national selectors have given importance to the world rankings and current form of the players while selecting the squad that will have HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod as the second men’s and women’s singles players, respectively.”

Star doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will also be on the formidable Indian squad. Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto or Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly might be the women’s doubles team.

In mixed doubles, Tanisha will also play alongside Dhruv Kapila, while the second pairing will be Sathish Kumar K and Adya Variyath.

“We did well by winning the bronze medal two years ago, but the goal this year is to reach the finals, and then anything is possible, and we will go all out,” said BAI secretary general Sanjay Mishra.

Indian team:

Men: Dhruv Kapila, MR Arjun, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and Sathish Kumar K.

Women: Adya Variyath, Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponnappa, Gayatri Gopichand, Treesa Jolly, PV Sindhu, and Malvika Bansod.

India team:

Men: MR Arjun, Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and Sathish Kumar K.

Women: Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanisha Crasto, Adya Variyath, Gayatri Gopichand, Malvika Bansod, and PV Sindhu.