New Delhi: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth added another feather to his cap as he displaced Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen to become the new World No. 1 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings on Thursday.
Srikanth, who currently has 76,895 points, clinched the top spot after Axelsen lost at least 1660 points because he could not defend his Malaysian Open title because of scheduling issues.
Saina Nehwal had become the top ranked player in women’s badminton on April 3, 2015, soon after winning the India Open. “This is a huge achievement for Srikanth as well as for Indian badminton,” chief national coach Pullela Gopichand earlier said from Gold Coast, Australia.
