CWG 2022 | Women’s table tennis coach absent from quarters tie against Malaysia, sparks another controversy

Anindita Chakraborty, the female coach appointed by the Indian team, was very absent from the KO match. S Raman, Putra’s coach, instead sat in court. “This should not have happened, the female coach should guide the players in the match. I will take this with the team” S D Mudgil, a representative of the Administrator Committee responsible for the deferred Indian Table Tennis Federation, which was declared.

To fulfill the wishes of the players for sports psychologists Gayatri Vartak, who joined the team on Monday, Mudgil, which was intended to serve as the manager of the Indian team in Birmingham, remained in India.

Raman, who is also a personal coach G Santiyan, was seen working with Reeth Rishya when the quarter -finals descended to the wire. The team led by Manika Batra did not even stop after an unexpected defeat for media involvement, which is a habit in all multi-sports competitions.

“It’s very close. The combination is very different for us. A defensive player, left officer, and a mixture of right hand is a little challenging for us. The girls struggled hard and it was a holiday,” Raman said after an unexpected result.

Malaysia has advanced to the championship match. Three Indian athletes have submitted a court complaint before the match protested their exceptions from the CWG team. Diya Chitale, one of them, was successful and added to the team. There is a problem in the camp, according to people in the team that spoke with PTI.

“The atmosphere in the team is the best, just think of it. The female coach should sit on the edge of the field because he knows more about the players. Don’t know why Raman decided to sit instead,” said the source.

Bintang Batra athlete refused the help of team coach at that time Soumyadeep Roy at the Tokyo Olympics last year after his personal coach was rejected access to the play area. World number 41 is present this time with his own coach.

Manika will try to return to the lane with double and single that has not yet begun. In the previous competition, he had recorded a record by winning four medals, including two gold. For this achievement, he was awarded Khel Ratna, India’s highest sports honor.