Kidambi Srikanth celebrates 25th birthday with teammates

IT was indeed an eventful 25th birthday for World No 5 Kidambi Srikanth yesterday

Kidambi Srikanth

IT was indeed an eventful 25th birthday for World No. 5 Kidambi Srikanth yesterday.

After he led the charge as India drubbed minnows Maldives 5-0 in the men's team competition of the Asia Badminton Championships in Malaysia, there was a sweet surprise waiting for him.

He posted these pictures (left) of his birthday celebrations on Twitter this morning and captioned it, "Thank you guys for the wonderful surprise. Loved it. #birthdaysurprise #teamindia #srikanthkidambi #turns25."

He even posted a screen grab where P Gopichand Academy coach Mohammed Siyadath Ullah Siddiqui was seen smearing cake on his face.

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