That leaves athletics, boxing and weightlifting to bear most of the responsibility.
India sent the maximum permitted 32-member athletics squad, the largest contingent across all disciplines, to compete in 22 medal events.
Leading the team is two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, who heads into the competition with no clear favourites.
Rumesh Tharanga of Sri Lanka emerged as the athlete to beat in the men’s javelin after producing a throw of 92.62m to win the Rome Diamond League last month. Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem is also in the field, although Chopra remains one of the top medal contenders.
India will also look to high jumper Sarvesh Kushare, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, triple jumper Praveen Chithravel, and the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams for medals.
The athletics squad won eight medals in Birmingham, although matching that tally will be difficult against stronger competition.
Weightlifting, another sport that has always produced medals for India, will once again revolve around Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu.
The 31-year-old is gunning for a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal and remains one of India’s strongest medal hopes.
India’s weightlifting team has been reduced to 11 members after several national campers returned positive dope tests, limiting the country’s medal opportunities in one of the most successful Commonwealth sports.