Squash in India

Squash in India
Country India
Governing bodySquash Rackets Federation of India
National team(s)India men's national squash team
India women's national squash team

Squash is a recreational sport in India but is slowly gaining popularity as a competitive sport.[1] It is governed by the Squash Rackets Federation of India. The India men's national squash team has participated in three quarter finals of the World Team Squash Championships since 1967.

Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal have been among the top ranked Indian squash players. Dipika was the first Indian woman to break into the top 10 women's world rankings in 2012.[2] Saurav achieved his career high of 10 to become the highest ranked Indian male player in 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "A Study on Squash in India" (PDF). International Institute of Sports Management.
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