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CWG: India get easy draw in badminton mixed team event

India's Parupalli Kashyap won the gold in the men's singles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Alex Livesey/Getty Images

India have been drawn with minnows Pakistan, Scotland and Sri Lanka in Group A of the badminton mixed team event for the Commonwealth Games. The games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to 15.

Medal-contenders Malaysia have been clubbed alongside Canada, Seychelles and Ghana in Group D, while England have been placed with Australia, South Africa and Uganda in Group C. Group B consists of Singapore, Mauritius, Zambia and Jamaica.

Each tie in the team event will feature five matches -- men's singles, women's singles and three doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The top two teams will move to the quarterfinals.

India won four medals -- a gold, a silver and two bronzes -- at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.