New Delhi: After achieving a career-high of World No.6 last week, Parupalli Kashyap dropped out of the men's singles top-10 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.
Due to a first round exit at the recently concluded India Open, Kashyap dropped five places to be ranked 11.
But on the positive side, a brilliant performance by Indian shuttlers has led seven of them to be ranked in top-55 of the men's singles.
Mumbai's Ajay Jayaram who reached the quarters last week jumped three places to 27 while R.M.V. Gurusaidutt jumped five places to 28. Madhya Pradesh's Sourabh Verma gained a place to 35....
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