K Srikanth back in Top 10 of BWF rankings

Kidambi Srikanth. Pic/AFP

Riding on his historic World Championship silver, India's Kidambi Srikanth jumped four places to regain his place in the world's Top 10 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

Srikanth, 28, was rewarded for his final finish in Spain as he grabbed the 10th position in the rankings. Young Lakshya Sen, who also secured a maiden bronze at World Championships, jumped two spots to the 17th position but B Sai Praneeth slipped two places to be at the 18th spot.

In women's singles, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu remained static at seventh place, while Saina Nehwal, who is recovering from multiple injuries, is at the 25th place.

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