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Kidambi Srikanth enters top-10 after back-to-back Super Series triumphs

Srikanth, ranked eighth, is the lone Indian shuttler to figure in the top-10 of men's singles ranking after climbing up three places.

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Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth (L), the winner of Indonesian and Australian Open Super Series 2017, poses with coach Pullela Gopichand in Hyderabad on Tuesday
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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 on Thursday. The 24-year-old from Guntur, who clinched successive titles at Indonesian Open and Australian Open, now has 58,583 points in his kitty. He is the lone Indian shuttler to figure in the top-10 of men's singles ranking after climbing up three places.

Among other Indian male shuttlers, B Sai Praneeth has moved up a position to be 15th, while Ajay Jayaram lost a spot to be 16th. HS Prannoy also dropped two places to be 23rd.

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.

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