Badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap set to tie the knot 

Indian Badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap set to tie the knot on December 16, according to reports.

Reportedly, the shuttlers are going to get married in a private ceremony which will be followed by a grand reception slated for December 21.

"Both families had been planning the wedding for a while now. They have finalised the date. The arrangements are all for December 16," the report quoted a source as saying.

Both Saina and Kashyap have repeatedly maintained that they were just friends and practice partners. The report further claims that Saina and Kashyap have been in a relationship for about 10 years now but successfully managed to keep it hidden.

Saina and Kashyap, the 2014 CWG gold medallist, first met at the Pullela Gopichand badminton academy where they have been training since 2005.