India women's national squash team

For the men's team, see India men's national squash team.
India
CoachGautam Das
AssociationSquash Rackets Federation of India
World Team Championships
First year2002
Titles0
Runners-up0
Best finish5th (2012)
Entries7
Asian Team Championships
First year1990
Titles (2012)
Runners-up (2002, 2010, 2016)
Entries15
India national squash teams
Women'sMen's

The India national women's squash team represents India in international squash team competitions, and is governed by the Squash Rackets Federation of India.[1] The team has participated in two quarter-finals of the World Team Championships with 5th being their highest ever placement.[2]

Medal table

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
World Championships 4 0 0 4
World Cup 0 0 1 1
Asian Games 1 2 6 9
Asian Championships 7 4 7 16
South Asian Games 4 0 0 4
Total 16 6 13 36

Note: Table includes women's individual, women's + mixed doubles pairs and women's team medals

Current squad

World rankings

# Player World Rank
1 Anahat Singh 46
2 Akanksha Salunkhe 66
3 Joshna Chinappa 105
4 Tanvi Khanna 122
5 Anjali Semwal 170
6 Shameena Riaz 187
7 Urwashi Joshi 189
8 Nirupama Dubey 194

Highest rankings

Note: Only players in top 100, active in bold

Player Highest
Dipika Pallikal 10
Joshna Chinappa 10
Anahat Singh 46
Akanksha Salunkhe 62

Olympic Games

Main article: Squash at the Summer Olympics
Edition Venue Player Result
2028 United States California

World Championships

Team

Main article: World Squash Team Championships
Edition Venue Result Position W L
1979 England Birmingham Did not participate
1981 Canada Toronto
1983 Australia Perth
1985 Republic of Ireland Dublin
1987 New Zealand Auckland
1989 Netherlands Warmond
1990 Australia Sydney
1992 Canada Vancouver
1994 England Guernsey
1996 Malaysia Petaling Jaya
1998 Germany Stuttgart
2000 England Sheffield 2000
2002 Denmark Odense Group Stage 18th 1 5
2004 Netherlands Amsterdam Did not participate
2006 Canada Edmonton
2008 Egypt Cairo
2010 New Zealand Palmerston North Group Stage 11th 3 3
2012 France Nîmes Quarter Finals 5th 5 1
2014 Canada Niagara-on-the-Lake Group Stage 14th 2 6
2016 France Issy-les-Moulineaux Group Stage 9th 4 2
2018 China Dalian Group Stage 12th 1 2
2022 Egypt Cairo Did not participate
2024 Hong Kong Hong Kong Quarter Finals 7th 4 3

Source

Doubles

Main article: World Squash Doubles Championships
Edition Venue Players Category Position Ref
2022 Scotland Glasgow Dipika Pallikal
Joshna Chinappa 		WD Champions [3]
2022 Scotland Glasgow Dipika Pallikal
Saurav Ghosal 		XD Champions [4]
2024 Scotland Glasgow Dipika Pallikal
Joshna Chinappa 		WD Champions
2024 Scotland Glasgow Dipika Pallikal
Saurav Ghosal 		XD Champions

Source

Individual

Main article: World Squash Championships
Edition Venue Player Result
None

Source

World Cup

Main article: Squash World Cup
Edition Venue Team Position Ref
1999 Netherlands Hertogenbosch Fifth Place
2023 India Chennai Joshna Chinappa
Saurav Ghosal
Tanvi Khanna
Abhay Singh 		Third Place

Source

Asian Games

Main article: Squash at the Asian Games

Team

Edition Venue Team Result
2010 China Guangzhou Anaka Alankamony
Joshna Chinappa
Dipika Pallikal
Anwesha Reddy 		Third Place
2014 South Korea Incheon Anaka Alankamony
Aparajitha Balamurukan
Joshna Chinappa
Dipika Pallikal 		Runners Up
2018 Indonesia Jakarta Joshna Chinappa
Tanvi Khanna
Sunayna Kuruvilla
Dipika Pallikal 		Runners Up
2022 China Hangzhou Joshna Chinappa
Tanvi Khanna
Dipika Pallikal
Anahat Singh 		Third Place

Doubles

Edition Venue Players Category Result
2022 China Hangzhou Dipika Pallikal
Harinder Pal Sandhu 		XD Champions
2022 China Hangzhou Anahat Singh
Abhay Singh 		XD Third Place

Individual

Edition Venue Player Result
2014 South Korea Incheon Dipika Pallikal Third Place
2018 Indonesia Jakarta Joshna Chinappa Third Place
2018 Indonesia Jakarta Dipika Pallikal Third Place

Source

Asian Championships

Team

Main article: Asian Squash Team Championships
Edition Venue Position
1986 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Did not participate
1988 Kuwait Kuwait City
1990 India Kolkata Third Place
1992 Pakistan Peshawar Third Place
1994 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Did not participate
1996 Jordan Amman Fourth Place
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Fifth Place
2000 Hong Kong Hong Kong Fifth Place
2002 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Runners Up
2004 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Fourth Place
2006 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Did not participate
2008 Kuwait Kuwait City Fifth Place
2010 India Chennai Runners Up
2012 Kuwait Kuwait City Champions
2014 Hong Kong Hong Kong Third Place
2016 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Runners Up
2018 South Korea Cheongju Did not participate
2021 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Third Place
2022 South Korea Cheongju Third Place
2024 China Dalian Fifth Place

Source

Doubles

Main article: Asian Doubles Squash Championships
Edition Venue Players Category Position Ref
2023 China Hangzhou Dipika Pallikal
Harinder Pal Sandhu 		XD Champions
2023 China Hangzhou Anahat Singh
Abhay Singh 		XD Third Place
2024 Malaysia Johor Abhay Singh
Joshna Chinappa 		XD Champions
2025 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Anahat Singh
Joshna Chinappa 		WD Champions
2025 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Anahat Singh
Abhay Singh 		XD Champions
2025 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Joshna Chinappa
Velavan Senthilkumar 		XD Third Place

Source

Individual

Main article: Asian Individual Squash Championships
Edition Venue Player Position Ref
2017 India Chennai India Joshna Chinappa Champion
2017 India Chennai India Dipika Pallikal Runners Up
2019 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur India Joshna Chinappa Champion

Source

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2012 ASF Awards Outstanding Team Women Won [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ "Championship Records | World Squash". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. ^ "Dipika Pallikal, Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa Create History at Doubles Worlds". News18. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ^ "Squash stars Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal Karthik crowned world mixed doubles champions". Firstpost. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  5. ^ "ASF Awards". Asian Squash Federation. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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