Kuala Lumpur, May 18 -- Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya Sen will be the biggest draw ina 26-member Indian squad in action at the Malaysia Masters 2026 badminton tournament, which begins at the Stadium Axiata Arena here on Tuesday.

With PV Sindhu withdrawing from the BWF Super 500 tournament and doubles aces Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who made the Thailand Open final last week, opting not to play, India will largely field a young squad in Kuala Lumpur.

In men's singles, Lakshya has been seeded eighth and will have HS Prannoy - the 2023 Malaysia Masters champion - for company in the main draw alongside Kiran George and Tharun Mannepalli. S Sankar Muthusamy will start from qualifiers.

MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan will be ...