New Delhi, July 14 -- Indian table tennis stars Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah created history on Monday by climbing to World No. 2 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) men's doubles rankings, becoming the highest-ranked Indian players or pair ever in the senior world rankings.

The Indian duo improved one place from last week's career-best World No. 3, surpassing the previous national record held by Archana Kamath and Manika Batra, who had reached World No. 4 in the women's doubles rankings in 2022, according to Olympics.com.

China's Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng continue to occupy the top spot with 5,160 ranking points, while Thakkar and Shah are second with 3,390 points. France's celebrated Lebrun brothers, Alexi...