Manav Thakkar from Surat became the first Indian paddler to grab the world No.2 spot in the boys' under-18 category of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings.
Li Hsin-Yang of Chinese Taipei holds the No. 1 spot while China's Wang Chuqin is in third spot.
Manav Thakkar has bagged two Pro-tour gold medals in Slovenia and Indian Open and finished runners-up in Thailand Open last year.
Manav has also ranked into the top-15 in the boys' U-21 rankings.Diya Chitale rose to No. 5 in the girls' under 15 category in the International Table Tennis Federation .