Several Indian players have withdrawn their names from ITF Seniors World Ranking Tennis Championships being held in Karachi and Lahore. The ongoing political and diplomatic tensions between Pakistan and India have hit sporting ties with several Indian players withdrawing their names from ITF Seniors World Ranking Tennis Championships being held in Karachi and Lahore. The secretary of the Pakistan Tennis Federation, Khalid Rehmani said on Saturday that Indian seniors had withdrawn their names for the international event to be played from October 30 to November 6 at the grass courts of PLTA Tennis Academy in Lahore. He said Dilip Mohanty, Sheharyar Salamat, Parasad Apte, Gurdarshan Singh, Pawan Jain and Naresh Khatri were scheduled to take part in the 35 plus, 45 plus and 55 plus age category events. Rehmani said the PTF was already anticipating the pullout by Indian players given the current scenario between the two countries.

Source: dna October 22, 2016 18:11 UTC