A loss in the badminton mixed team final is bound to be excessively analysed. The sport, after all, has brought India a lot of medals, in various multi-discipline Games, ranging from Olympics to Asian and Commonwealth Games and more recently, the fantastic win at the Thomas Cup.  Little wonder then everybody has their say in what went wrong with the Indian team in the mixed team final.

India lost 1-3 in the final as Malaysia, playing with a completely new team, regained the title they lost to India in 2018. Malaysia had previously won in 2006, 2010 and 2014 for a hat-trick. So, the latest win makes it four times in the last five Commonwealth Games. As for Tuesday’s final, the big question has been whether Lakshya Sen should have played instead of Kidambi Srikanth.