Haryana lodges protest against players having BWF ID from UAE
Runners-up Haryana has lodged a protest against winning team Tamil Nadu for fielding two players having BWF IDs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the mixed team finals at the Yonex Sunrise 45th Junior National Badminton Championship in Bhubaneswar. It was two players – Dhiren Ayyappan and Dev Ayyappan – who played a key role in the final in which they defeated the pair of Badhwar Anshul and Singh Manraj 22-20, 21-15 in the boys’ doubles, helping Tamil Nadu win the title on Tuesday. Won the trophy by defeating Haryana 3-2.
In protest, the Haryana junior team wrote a letter to chief referee Uday Sane, apprised them of the matter and also demanded disqualification of the Tamil Nadu team. Haryana junior team manager Devender Kharab wrote in his letter, “According to BAI (Badminton Association of India) no foreign player can take part in the team championship of the national championship. Given the circumstances, the Tamil Nadu team should be disqualified and the Haryana junior team should be declared the winners. However, Dhiren and Dev also have identity cards of BAI. Another player Nikhar Garg’s request to participate in the All India Ranking tournament in 2021 was rejected by BAI as he had Badminton England ID.
