Manika Batra left out of squad for Asian TT Championship, rift with TTFI grows

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, Batra, world no.56, failed to attend the national camp which was mandatory for the selection 

Batra, world No. 56 and ranked way ahead of her teammates—fellow Tokyo Olympics participant Sutirtha Mukherjee, the next best Indian player, is No. 97—did not attend the ongoing national camp, which the federation had said was mandatory for selection.

The rift between TTFI and Batra started when during the Olympics, the latter refused to take help from national coach Soumyadeep Roy. When asked for an explanation for 'act of indiscipline', the youngster had revealed that Roy had asked her to concede a match during a qualifying tournament. 

A circular released by the federation in August read, “any player chosen for the national camp must attend it without fail, from day one till the end of the camp. Only the players that are part of the national camp before a specific tournament will be considered for selection into the national team or represent India. No player can expect any relief or leniency against attending the national camp, save for medical grounds.”