Srikanth stars in Indiau2019s 4- 1 win over Kazakhstan in opener Manila: Kidambi Srikanth spearheaded Indiau2019s 4- 1 mauling of Kazakhstan in their opening group match to brighten their chances of reaching the quarter- finals of the Asia Team Badminton Championships here on Tuesday.

Srikanth took just 23 minutes to beat Dmitriy Panarin 21- 10, 21- 7, while Lakshya Sen notched up a 21- 13, 21- 8 win over Artur Niyazov in 21 minutes. Subhankar Dey beat Khaitmurat Kulmatov 21- 11, 21- 5 in 26 minutes.