# Indian pickleball stars Armaan Bhatia and Naimi Mehta get engaged 2026-08-16T18:46:33+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian pickleball players Armaan Bhatia and Naimi Mehta have announced their engagement on Instagram. Bhatia shared a series of photos captioned 'A little tradition, a lot of love, and my forever,' mentioning the date August 13, 2026. The couple were pictured in traditional Indian attire, celebrating the occasion. Bhatia and Mehta are prominent figures in Indian pickleball, having represented the country internationally. Bhatia was part of the Indian team that won the Bainbridge Cup in 2022 and also won a men's doubles title. Mehta has won women's doubles at the IPA Nationals and partnered international players on the professional circuit. The engagement marks a new chapter for the pair, who have competed together and separately in the sport. The pickleball community has congratulated them on social media. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Armaan Bhatia, Naimi Mehta, pickleball Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-pickleball-stars-armaan-bhatia-and-naimi-mehta-get-engaged/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-pickleball-stars-armaan-bhatia-and-naimi-mehta-get-engaged/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/