Tendulkar congratulates shuttler Srikanth

New Delhi June 25 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for his Australian Open Superseries men s title victory.

Heartiest congratulations to @srikidambi on winning 2nd successive superseries title. Proud of you champion! #AustralianSS Tendulkar wrote on his twitter account.

Srikanth displayed a committed gameplay in his dominating run to outclass Olympic champion Cheng Long of China 22-20 21-16 in the final in Sydney.

The Australian Open Superseries saw a change in odds for the Indian after he had lost five times in a row earlier to Long.

The 24-year-old player won the second superseries title in a matter of one week after a victory in the Indonesian Open.

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