IMAGE: Ubaidullah Rajput represented a staff from India, wore its jersey and, at one level, wrapped the Indian flag round his shoulders after profitable a match throughout a personal event in Bahrain. {Photograph}: ANI Picture
A widely known Pakistan worldwide kabaddi participant Ubaidullah Rajput has been banned indefinitely by the nationwide federation after he appeared for an Indian staff in a personal event in Bahrain earlier this month.
The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) imposed the ban following an emergency assembly on Saturday, discovering Rajput responsible of travelling overseas to play within the event with out acquiring a compulsory no-objection certificates (NOC) from the federation or different related authorities.
PKF secretary Rana Sarwar stated Rajput has the best to attraction earlier than a disciplinary committee.
Sarwar stated the federation took severe notice of the truth that Rajput not solely travelled abroad with out an NOC but additionally represented a staff from India, wore its jersey and, at one level, wrapped
the Indian flag round his shoulders after profitable a match.
“However he (Rajput) has claimed it was a complete misunderstanding and he was by no means informed the staff he would play for within the non-public event could be an Indian facet. However he’s nonetheless responsible of flouting NOC guidelines,” Sarwar stated.
Rajput landed in bother after movies and images of him carrying an Indian jersey and waving the Indian flag in the course of the GCC Cup went viral on social media.
Sarwar added that different gamers have additionally been banned and fined for taking part within the occasion with out acquiring NOCs.
Rajput had earlier issued an apology, stating that he was invited to play within the event in Bahrain and was included in a personal staff.
“However I did not know till later they’d named the facet Indian staff and I informed the organizers to not use names of India and Pakistan. In non-public competitions prior to now, Indian and Pakistan gamers have performed collectively for a personal staff however by no means beneath the names of India or Pakistan,” he had stated.
“I discovered later that I used to be misrepresented as taking part in for the Indian staff which I am unable to consider doing after the battle.”
