CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and team can enjoy best ever medal haul in badminton at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

CWG 2022: India badminton: India have a star-studded line-up for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. With the likes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and others headlining India squad for CWG 2022, India can dream of having their best ever show at the competition. Follow all CWG 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

India’s best record at the Commonwealth Games was in the previous edition, where India won five medals. The current India squad, which comprises of Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth (in singles), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (men’s doubles) and Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy  (mixed doubles) are solid contenders for medals. It would be a surprise if India do not win medals from the above-mentioned players.

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and team can enjoy best ever medal haul in badminton at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Besides India have a mixed team event as well. Here too, India are sure to finish with a medal. The superheavyweights of badminton — China, Denmark and Japan – are not part of the Commonwealth Nations.

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and team can enjoy best ever medal haul in badminton at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

INDIA SQUAD

• Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth
• Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap
• Men’s Doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty
• Women’s Doubles Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly
• Mixed Doubles Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy

And also best wishes to PV Sindhu for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham UK. pic.twitter.com/LHZidUZO3c

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 5, 2022

In the absence of big nations from the top tier of badminton, the route for India has also been very clear to win maximum medal in the Games. If any, they are going to face some competition from Malaysia and England.

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and team can enjoy best ever medal haul in badminton at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth and team can enjoy best ever medal haul in badminton at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

These two nations have been quite consistent in the Commonwealth Games with England winning it 109 medals and Malaysia with 64 medals.

However, India were the best team at Gold Coast in 2018. India have collected an impressive five gold medals in the last three editions. Prior, they had two gold medals in 1978 and 1982.

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