Shuttler Srikanth drops to World No.23

Rising Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has dropped a place to No.23 in the latest men's singles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thursday.

However, recently crowned Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap has jumped a spot to No.27.

There has been no change for Indian women's singles stars as Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu retained seventh and 10th positions, respectively.

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also stay at No.21 in the women's doubles rankings.

There are no Indians in the top-25 of men's and mixed doubles.