India, June 19 -- India's table tennis star Manika Batra on Thursday raised concerns regarding 'the consistency of application of selection norms' after she was dropped from the Asian Games squad for not meeting the criteria set by the TTFI.

The 31-year-old's exclusion was due to her absence from domestic events, because of which she does not feature in the Table Tennis Federation of India rankings. She is part of the reserves alongside Swastika Ghosh.

Manika has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya after missing out on India's squad for the Asian Games. The veteran paddler's exclusion came after she was left out of domestic events, which meant she was not included in the Table Tennis Federation ...