India's Kidambi Srikanth at Gold Coast, Australia. Pic/AFP

Kidambi Srikanth, 25, etched his name in badminton history by becoming the first Indian men's shuttler to be ranked World No. 1 as he replaced Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at the top of the BWF world rankings released yesterday. Srikanth is currently on top with a total of 76,895 points, while Viktor, who has been off-court due to an injury, has slipped down to 75,470 points.