New Delhi, June 8 -- Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead a 24-member Indian contingent at the 2026 Australian Badminton Open, which gets underway on Tuesday. The squad also features experienced campaigner HS Prannoy and rising star Ayush Shetty.

However, reigning men's singles champion Lakshya Sen will not return to defend the BWF Super 500 title he claimed last year. Former champion Kidambi Srikanth, who won the tournament in 2017, will also miss this year's edition, as per Olympics.com.

Sindhu will lead a sizeable contingent of eight in the women's singles draw at the Quaycentre, Olympic Boulevard, in Sydney.

In women's singles, Malvika Bansod, Anmol Kharb, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemnath have secu...