The selection of Ramkumar Ramanathan, ranked 508 in singles and 212 in doubles, has compelled a bunch of agitated players led by Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan to shoot a communication to the All India Tennis Association (AITA).
“I hope we have a fair selection process wherein we choose our best players for each event. In 2019 for the Asian Games, we did not send two of our strongest doubles teams and we missed an opportunity to secure another medal,” wrote Jeevan in his communication, endorsed by the rest of the top-10 doubles players in the country.
It may be recalled that in the last Asian Games in Indonesia, Leander Paes had withdrawn at the last minute and there was no replacement. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan did win the doubles gold, but the second doubles team of Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan had lost in the quarterfinals.
