Lakshya Sen

Confined to their homes for more than two months due to coronavirus lockdown, Indian badminton players started training

Lakshay Sen went down to world number seven Victor Axelsen 17-21 18-21 in a hard-fought All England Championships second-round battle

Both the shuttlers are former champions of the World Tour Super 500 tournament --while Saina Nehwal had won the tournament in 2015, PV Sindhu had clinched the women's singles title in 2017

Here's a look back at how Indian badminton in 2019 -- the big wins, heartbreaks, and future promises

Saina Nehwal has already pulled out of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) to prepare for the next season, while world champion PV Sindhu has chosen to give the tournament a miss

This is the first time the prestigious Nationals is returning to the North-East since Guwahati last hosted it in 2010.

Saina Nehwal is the only Indian to have won a gold in the tournament during the 2008 Pune edition.