For the 17-year-old, the ranking is an honour that will push him to try harder in the senior circuit. He was named the top junior in the world in the recently released Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

“For me, the world ranking is a great achievement. At the same time there will be a lot of expectations from me to perform. I take that as a positive to work hard and do well in the junior and senior circuits,” said Aditya, who idolises two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan from China.