New Delhi, June 18 -- India's star table tennis player Manika Batra has been left out of the country's main squad for the Asian Games 2026 and has instead been named among the reserves, according to Olympics.com.

Olympians Sreeja Akula and G Sathiyan Gnanasekaran will lead the 10-member Indian table tennis contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Games. The squad comprises five men and five women, along with two reserves in each category.

Selections were made based on the federation's policy, which gives 50 per cent weightage to national rankings, 40 per cent to world rankings, and 10 per cent to the selection committee's discretion.

Despite being one of India's most accomplished paddlers, Manika Batra failed to secure a place in the main ...