Kidambi Srikanth climbs up three spots to re-enter top-10 of badminton rankings

The 24-year-old Kidambi Srikanth, who clinched successive titles at Indonesia Open and Australian Open, now has 58,583 points in his kitty.

Riding on his back-to-back Super Series triumphs, India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth broke back into the top-10 at eighth in the latest world rankings released today.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu felicitated Indian badminton star Kidambi Srikanth and his family in Vijayawada on Wednesday. (PTI)

The 24-year-old from Guntur, who clinched successive titles at Indonesian Open and Australian Open, now has 58,583 points in his kitty.

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He is the lone Indian shuttler to figure in the top-10 of men’s singles ranking after climbing up three places.

HS Prannoy also dropped two places to be 23rd.

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In women’s singles, PV Sindhu dropped a rung to be world no. 5, while Sania Nehwal has gained a spot to be at 15th.