India, June 26 -- Table tennis star Manika Batra once again presented her aggressive defence through a post on X on Friday morning. The controversy broke out earlier this month when she was omitted from India's Asian Games main squad. She was demoted to reserve status. The Games are scheduled to take place in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan), from September 19 to October 4, later this year.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) explained that she was omitted because she didn't play on the domestic circuit, an important selection criterion. Batra argued her international calendar was too intense. Then there were visa-related issues and recovery challenges. She didn't have enough time to fulfil the TTFI criterion. A nine-member committee took a ...