[Saba Sports News] According to Indian media, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the badminton player who has just celebrated her 31‑year‑old birthday, has become India’s first female badminton player to remain inside the world’s top‑10 rankings after turning 30. On her 31st birthday, Sindhu enjoyed a family‑run celebration with her relatives gathered around. However, her husband’s absence drew widespread attention from fans.
Thanks to the ranking points she earned by reaching the semi‑finals of the 2026 Australian Badminton Open, Sindhu climbed back into the top‑10 globally. In fact, she is an undisputed record‑breaker in India’s badminton history. She is the first Indian badminton player to claim a World Championship title and also the first Indian to take home an Olympic badminton silver medal. Her outstanding achievements have brought her generous rewards.
Indian outlets reported that after her women’s‑singles silver medal at the Rio Olympics, Sindhu received prizes including a villa and cash worth no less than 10 million US dollars. Following her World Championships triumph in 2017, she was awarded another package valued at over 5 million US dollars. Sindhu got married at the end of 2014. Her husband works as a managing director at an Indian technology firm and has no background in badminton or professional sports. He comes from an extremely wealthy Indian household, and their wedding featured lavish arrangements, per local reports.
In my opinion, the narrative about her husband skipping the party is actually a media misinterpretation. The truth is that he could not attend owing to heavy work commitments. Sindhu only mentioned that she missed him rather than making complaints. The couple maintain a solid relationship and support each other’s careers.