Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday advanced to the second round of the ongoing Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2019.Srikanth defeated Russian player Vladimir Malkov in straight two games 21-12, 21-11.Apart from Srikanth, Sai Praneeth also secured his spot in the second round after defeating Malaysia's Iskandar Zulkarnain in the tournament.Praneeth secured a 21-16, 22-20 win over Zulkarnain in the match.Srikanth will now compete against Parupalli Kashyap in the second round. (ANI)

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