BENGALURU: The selectors of the Indian table tennis team on Tuesday named a four-member women's squad for the Commonwealth Games, subject to clearance from the Sports Authority of India, after Archana Kamath was included in the side despite not meeting the existing criteria.she was not among the top four players going by the existing selection criteria which also factors in Committee of Administrators plans to tweak the selection guidelines in the future.The chosen players are (rank 66),rishya (100), with (129) as the players like Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee were ignoredThe selection committee is convinced that the existing guidelines are "flawed" and has moved to make necessary course-correction, with new guidelines effective from October 1However, in this transitionary phase, with an eye on a rich medal haul in Birmingham, we have included the said player in the team. She (Archana Kamath) is one half of the doubles pair (Manika the other) that is ranked No. 4 in the world and which will be the top seeds at the Commonwealth Games.Therefore, the selection committee feels that this is a case worthy of consideration by SAI."
The men's team which has been picked is a more straightforward one, consisting of the great Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai. Manush Shah will be the standby.
Mudgil also made it clear that all the 15 players (eight men and seven women) at the camp will be fielded at the ensuing World Table Tennis Tour events in Zagreb (Croatia), Ototec (Slovakia) and Budapest (Hungary) in June-July as part of an ongoing process to bolster the strength of Indian table tennis.
The CWG-bound paddlers will also be provided with an acclimatisation camp in partnership with a leading European team.
'Aim is to have 10 Indians in world's top-100'
The CoA led by Justice (retd) Gita Mittal was appointed by the Delhi High Court in February this year to "clean up the TTFI".
Unveiling an ambitious five-year plan that envisages setting up a national academy along the lines of the National Cricket Academy, with regional academies in four other cities, she said, "The aim is to have at least 10 Indians in the top-100 in the world in both the senior and the junior categories among men and women.
"For that, we need cooperation from all quarters, not criticism just for the sake of it."
Justice Mittal insisted that the CoA would like to carry out its responsibilities and exit as quickly as possible.
"We want to put structures in place and ensure a smooth transition. For us, all players are equally important. Also, the player is the most important stake-holder and it is in their best interest that we will function," she added.
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