Excluded players not in AITA shortlist: Sports Ministry after criticism over tennis squad

Sports Ministry defended changes to India's Asian Games tennis squad amid criticism from the sporting fraternity, including tennis legend Rohan Bopanna. The ministry said the names of five excluded players weren't part of All India Tennis Association's (AITA) shortlist, Times Now reported, citing sources. Notably, India's no. 1 women's singles player Sahaja Yamalapalli was left out of the squad.