HS Prannoy apologises for outburst against BAI

India shuttler H S Prannoy has apologised to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for his scathing assault on the nationwide federation after it didn’t advocate him for the Arjuna Award, days after he was show-caused for the outburst. Prannoy was finally beneficial for the award by nationwide coach Pullela Gopichand in his capability as a former Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna recipient.

The world quantity 28 apologised to BAI after the governing physique present brought about him for his outburst on social media and in addition highlighted some previous disciplinary points involving him. BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma has accepted his apology and basic secretary Ajay Singhania hoped the incident received’t be repeated.

“It was unfortunate to witness something like this but Prannoy had reached out to us and based on his submission, we hope going forward players will reach out to the federation if they have any concern,” Singhania mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.

On June 2, BAI had beneficial Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna award, leaving out Prannoy which prompted the shuttler to specific his displeasure on social media.

“Same old story. Guy who has medals in CWG and Asian Championships not even recommended by the association. And guy who was not there on any of these major events recommended. #waah #thiscountryisajoke,” Prannoy had mentioned in his now-deleted tweet.

The governing physique was not proud of Prannoy and his teammate Kidambi Srikanth for not enjoying the semifinal of the Asian Team Championship at Manila in February and as a substitute leaving for Barcelona to compete in one other occasion. India had misplaced the semifinal however completed third within the competitors.

The BAI beneficial Srikanth for the Khel Ratna award final week after the highest Indian shuttler apologised for pulling out of the match halfway.