India men's national squash team
| India | |
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| Coach | Cyrus Poncha |
| Association | Squash Rackets Federation of India |
| World Team Championships | |
| First year | 1967 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Runners-up | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th (1967, 2024) |
| Entries | 12 |
| Asian Team Championships | |
| First year | 1981 |
| Titles | |
| Runners-up | |
| Entries | 18 |
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The India men's national squash team represents India in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash Rackets Federation of India.[1]
Since 1967, the men's team has participated in three quarter finals of the World Team Championships.[2][3]
Medal table
| Tournament | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| World Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian Games | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Asian Championships | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| South Asian Games | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 |
Note: Includes men's individual, men's + mixed doubles and men's team
Current squad
World rankings
| Position | Player | World Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramit Tandon | 33 |
| 2 | Abhay Singh | 35 |
| 3 | Velavan Senthilkumar | 45 |
| 4 | Veer Chotrani | 55 |
| 5 | Suraj Chand | 172 |
| 6 | Abhishek Agarwal | 203 |
| 7 | Om Semwal | 207 |
| 8 | Rahul Baitha | 250 |
Highest rankings
Note: Only players in top 100, active in bold
| Player | Highest |
|---|---|
| Saurav Ghosal | 10 |
| Ramit Tandon | 28 |
| Abhay Singh | 35 |
| Velavan Senthilkumar | 39 |
| Vikram Malhotra | 43 |
| Mahesh Mangaonkar | 44 |
| Harinder Pal Sandhu | 47 |
| Veer Chotrani | 54 |
Olympic Games
| Edition | Venue | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 |
World Championships
Team
| Edition | Venue | Result | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Group Stage | 5th | 1 | 4 | |
| 1969 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1971 | Group Stage | 6th | 1 | 5 | |
| 1973 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1976 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 4 | |
| 1977 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1979 | Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1983 | |||||
| 1985 | |||||
| 1987 | |||||
| 1989 | |||||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1993 | |||||
| 1995 | Group Stage | 28th | 1 | 5 | |
| 1997 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2003 | |||||
| 2005 | Round of 16 | 11th | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | Quarter Final | 8th | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Quarter Final | 7th | 4 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Quarter Final | 7th | 5 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Cancelled | ||||
| 2017 | Quarter Final | 7th | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Did not participate | ||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Quarter Final | 5th | 4 | 2 | |
Doubles
| Edition | Venue | Players | Category | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dipika Pallikal Saurav Ghosal |
XD | Champions | ||
| 2024 | Dipika Pallikal Saurav Ghosal |
XD | Champions |
Individual
| Edition | Venue | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | |||
World Cup
| Edition | Venue | Team | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Fifth Place | |||
| 2023 | Joshna Chinappa Saurav Ghosal Tanvi Khanna Abhay Singh |
Third Place |
Asian Games
Team
| Edition | Venue | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Saurav Ghosal Sandeep Jangra Harinder Pal Sandhu Siddharth Suchde |
Third Place | |
| 2014 | Saurav Ghosal Kush Kumar Mahesh Mangaonkar Harinder Pal Sandhu |
Champions | |
| 2018 | Saurav Ghosal Mahesh Mangaonkar Harinder Pal Sandhu Ramit Tandon |
Third Place | |
| 2022 | Saurav Ghosal Mahesh Mangaonkar Harinder Pal Sandhu Abhay Singh |
Champions |
Doubles
| Edition | Venue | Players | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dipika Pallikal Harinder Pal Sandhu |
XD | Champions | |
| 2022 | Anahat Singh Abhay Singh |
XD | Third Place |
Individual
| Edition | Venue | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Saurav Ghosal | Third Place | |
| 2010 | Saurav Ghosal | Third Place | |
| 2014 | Saurav Ghosal | Runners Up | |
| 2018 | Saurav Ghosal | Third Place | |
| 2022 | Saurav Ghosal | Runners Up |
Asian Championships
Team
| Edition | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Runners Up | |
| 1984 | Third Place | |
| 1986 | Third Place | |
| 1988 | Sixth Place | |
| 1990 | Third Place | |
| 1992 | Did not participate | |
| 1994 | Fourth Place | |
| 1996 | Fifth Place | |
| 1998 | Fourth Place | |
| 2000 | Fourth Place | |
| 2002 | Fourth Place | |
| 2004 | Third Place | |
| 2006 | Fourth Place | |
| 2008 | Fourth Place | |
| 2010 | Third Place | |
| 2012 | Runners Up | |
| 2014 | Third Place | |
| 2016 | Third Place | |
| 2018 | Did not participate | |
| 2021 | Runners Up | |
| 2022 | Champions | |
| 2024 | Sixth Place |
Doubles
| Edition | Venue | Players | Category | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dipika Pallikal Harinder Pal Sandhu |
XD | Champions | ||
| 2023 | Anahat Singh Abhay Singh |
XD | Third Place | ||
| 2024 | Abhay Singh Velavan Senthilkumar |
MD | Champions | ||
| 2024 | Abhay Singh Joshna Chinappa |
XD | Champions | ||
| 2025 | Abhay Singh Velavan Senthilkumar |
MD | Champions | ||
| 2025 | Anahat Singh Abhay Singh |
XD | Champions | ||
| 2025 | Joshna Chinappa Velavan Senthilkumar |
XD | Third Place |
Individual
| Edition | Venue | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Saurav Ghosal | Runners Up | |
| 2019 | Saurav Ghosal | Champion | |
| 2023 | Velavan Senthilkumar | Runners Up | |
| 2025 | Velavan Senthilkumar | Third Place |
South Asian Games
TBA
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ASF Awards | Outstanding Team Men | Won | [4] |
| 2013 | Won | |||
| 2014 | Won | |||
| 2022 | Won | |||
| 2023 | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "Indian men's squash team won gold medal in Asian Squash Team Championships".
- ^ "History".
- ^ "Championship Records | World Squash". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "ASF Awards". Asian Squash Federation. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
