Birmingham, March 4 -- The star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced an early exit in the All England Open competition on Wednesday in the first round.

The Indian duo lost to the unseeded, Malaysian duo of Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing in straight games, as per ESPN.

The first game was a well-fought affair, which Malaysia won 23-21, and after that, there was no looking back for them, as they won the second game 21-12.

Earlier on Wednesday, India's Lakshya Sen created the biggest upset of the opening day of the tournament when he packed off top seed and defending champion Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles opening round.

Lakshya, the 2022 finalist in one of the most prestigious badminton tourn...