Sharath is World No 33

Coimbatore: Achanta Sharath Kamal, long-time poster boy of Indian table tennis, upstaged teammate G Sathiyan to be the highest world ranked Indian at No 33, it was revealed on Friday.

Thus, Sharath, 36, recaptured his prime position which was his for a long time. He attained his best world ranking No 32 in May 2015.

After the Suzhou World Championships, where he suffered a hip injury, there saw a dip in his form. Since then he won his record equalling eighth national singles title at Ranchi.