Pakistan bans kabaddi player: Wore Indian jersey; waved tricolour

NEW DELHI: Pakistan planetary kabaddi subordinate Ubaidullah Rajput has been indefinitely banned by the nationalist federation aft featuring for an Indian squad successful a backstage tourney successful Bahrain earlier this month.The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) took the determination pursuing an exigency gathering connected Saturday, concluding that Rajput had travelled overseas for the lawsuit without obtaining the mandatory no-objection certificate (NOC) from the federation oregon different applicable authorities.

PKF caput Rana Sarwar said Rajput has the close to entreaty against the determination earlier a disciplinary committee.Sarwar said the federation viewed the substance seriously, pointing retired that Rajput not lone travelled overseas without support but besides represented an Indian team, wore its jersey and was seen wrapping the Indian emblem astir his shoulders aft winning a match.“But helium (Rajput) has claimed it was a full misunderstanding and helium was ne'er told the squad helium would play for successful the backstage tourney would beryllium an Indian side. But helium is inactive blameworthy of flouting NOC rules,” Sarwar said.Rajput landed successful contention aft videos and photographs from the GCC Cup, showing him wearing an Indian jersey and waving the Indian flag, went viral connected societal media.Sarwar added that different players were besides banned and fined for participating successful the tourney without obtaining the required NOCs.

Earlier, Rajput had issued an apology, saying helium was invited to play successful the Bahrain tourney and was included successful a backstage team.“But I didn't cognize until aboriginal they had named the broadside Indian squad and I told the organizers to not usage names of India and Pakistan. In backstage competitions successful the past, Indian and Pakistan players person played unneurotic for a backstage squad but ne'er nether the names of India oregon Pakistan,” helium had said.“I recovered retired aboriginal that I was misrepresented arsenic playing for the Indian squad which I can’t deliberation of doing aft the conflict.”