India, Nov. 3 -- India's leading athletes may have sponsors, financial backing and the ability to fund their international tours, but can the same be expected from every player trying to make a career in sport? Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has raised this question after responding to a social media post that questioned why established Indian athletes such as her and Lakshya Sen should depend on public funding to compete internationally.

The exchange comes amid a funding controversy involving India's badminton contingent, which was left to manage much of its expenses during a four-tournament European campaign after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) did not release the expected financial support. Sindhu argued that while she coul...