Five Indian Tennis Players Axed from Asian Games Squad Over Ministry Ranking Rule

Five Indian tennis players have been left out of the Asian Games squad due to a sports ministry guideline requiring players to be ranked within the top eight in Asia. The affected players are Manas Dhamne, Vaishnavi Adkar, Sahaja Yamalapalli, Vaidehee Chaudhari, and Prarthana Thombare. Veteran tennis star Rohan Bopanna has publicly criticized the ministry's selection criteria as unfair. The rule has drawn attention to the tension between administrative policy and athlete opportunity in Indian tennis.