He was Indian national champion,[1] and reached main stage of the 1990 All England Open Badminton Championships, the only deaf person to do so.
In 1990, he reached the main stage of the All-England open, defeating the Korean player Ahen Chang in the third round of the qualification.
[4] Despite his deafness, Bagga is also a notable doubles player, and won the national championships in 1997, partnering with Vinod Kumar.
In 1993 his participation in the Deaflympics was not formalized by the Badminton Association of India and led to considerable controversy.
[6] 2003 and 2007 he won the gold medal in the men's singles at the World Deaf Badminton Championships.
Rajeev is currently a UK citizen and lives in Coventry, England, where he is a badminton coach.