With Indian badminton in the doldrums in this period and only an Australian Open Super 500 crown for Lakshya Sen, Satwik and Chirag could be said to have literally carried the sport. (Badminton Photo) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have played semifinals or better, in 11 of the 22 tournaments they have featured in since start of 2025. That’s a 3/4 or runner-up finish in every second tournament they play. With Indian badminton in the doldrums in this period and only an Australian Open Super 500 crown for Lakshya Sen, besides finals for Kidambi Srikanth and Ayush Shetty at that level of competition, the doubles duo could be said to have literally carried the sport, even if no-titles are usually dubbed ‘mid’ results, given the legitimate high expectations. At the Thailand Open Super 500 this week, Satwik-Chirag will however have a chance to end the title drought that’s lasted for exactly two years now. Their last title came at the same tournament in 2024.…