Rising women paddler Archana Kamath is the latest table tennis player to take the court after being dropped from the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, deepening the confusion over the team’s selection for the quadrangular event from July 28 to August 8. Is.
Archana was initially included in the table tennis team as an ‘exception’ as she did not meet the selection criteria set by the TTFI, but was suddenly dropped by the Committee of Administrators (COA) and Diya Chitale was replaced. was brought on.
Shocked by the sudden exit from the team, Archana, World No. 4 player in women’s doubles with Manika Batra has filed a writ petition in Karnataka High Court against Government of India, TTFI, Play authority India and other members of the women’s team.
The High Court has directed all the parties to appear before it on the next hearing to be held on June 22.
The CoA had earlier announced an eight-man squad in Bangalore with a women’s team subject to approval from the Sports Authority of India.
As per the original list, the selection committee had picked Manika Batra, Archana, Sreeja Akula and Reeth Rishi in the squad and Chitale as standby. The men’s team consisted of experienced Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty, with Manush as reserve.
Team selection affects performance in domestic (50 per cent) and international tournaments (30 per cent) while the remaining 20 per cent is left to the discretion of the selectors. However, the CoA has decided to change the ratio to 40, 40 and 20 from next season.
The CoA’s decisions did not go down well with many players like Chitale, Manush Shah, Swastika Ghosh going to court in front of Archana.
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