PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will aim to end their title droughts when they spearhead India’s challenge at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. Fresh off a semi-final finish in their comeback tournament post the Paris Olympics, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the former World No. 1 doubles pair, enter as favourites in the men’s doubles category.

Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, last clinched a title at the Singapore Open in 2022, while Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze-medallist, won the Canada Open in 2023. Sindhu, 29, reached the final of the Malaysia Masters earlier this year but has struggled to find her peak form.