PV Sindhu announced on Sunday that she had to withdraw from India’s squad for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship (BAMTC) to be played in Qingdao, China, from February 11-16. 

Sindhu said she picked up a hamstring niggle during a team training camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, that will take longer to heal than she hoped for.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share I won’t be traveling with the team for BAMTC 2025,” Sindhu said in a social media post on Sunday morning. “While training on the 4th in Guwahati, I felt a twinge in my hamstring. Despite my efforts to push through with heavy taping for our country, an MRI has revealed that my recovery will take slightly longer than I initially expected. Wishing the team all the very best. I will be cheering from the sidelines.”

India had won a bronze medal at the last edition of BAMTC, where Sindhu was also part of a strong squad. She was once again expected to lead the charge in women's singles this time around. But earlier this year before the India Open, Sindhu had said that one of her primary goals this year is to stay injury-free. 

"After the Olympics, people ask what's next or if I'm playing in the next Olympics. It's important to stay injury-free, that's my primary goal. We'll be picking and choosing tournaments carefully," Sindhu had said in Delhi.