Badminton has long been a popular game in India but was usually played for leisure and not many players thought of making a career in the sport. This has changed in the recent years with a huge number of Indians participating and winning a number of Badminton Tournaments at the National as well as at the international level bringing a lot of laurels to the country and also encouraging the youth to play the game professionally. The following is the list of the top 5 badminton players in India.<\/p>\n
Saina Nehwal<\/strong><\/p>\n Saina Nehwal is without a doubt the best badminton player in the country with an extremely good performance at the international level. She has won 23 international titles in Badminton in her ongoing career and is currently the World Number 1 woman badminton player.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n She has represented in many international sports meets such as the Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Youth Games, World Junior Championships and the Uber Cup winning 20 medals with 5 Gold medals.<\/p>\n Ashwini Ponnappa<\/strong><\/p>\n She is one of the best Badminton players in the Doubles and the Mixed doubles category. She has won many tournaments at both National and the International levels attaining the highest world ranking of Number 10.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n She has represented India at many sports tournaments such as the Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, South Asian Games and the Uber Cup winning a total of 15 medals comprising of 4 Gold medals.<\/p>\n Srikanth Kidambi<\/strong><\/p>\n He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad became the highest ranked men’s badminton player in the world in April 2018.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n He represented the country at various international competitions Commonwealth Games, Asia Team Championship, South Asian Games, Asian Junior Championships, and Commonwealth Youth Games and won 8 different medals including 3 Gold medals.<\/p>\n Prakash Padukone<\/strong><\/p>\n Prakash Padukone is one of the best badminton players in India and is one of the most well known male Badminton players in India. He was ranked as the World Number One in the International rankings in the year 1980, the same year he went on to be the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.<\/p>\n