Jwala Gutta faces life ban for IBL row
New Delhi: There is a new twist and challenge to the controversial Jwala Gutta's career. The fiery left-hander, who has been in the wrong kind of news quite often, faces a life ban said the Badminton Association of India's (BAI) disciplinary committee has recommended stringent action against the top doubles player.
The reason being that she stopped some players of her franchise Krrish Delhi Smashers from playing a match against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League (IBL). A peeved Jwala was not available for comments.
Sources said the BAI president would write to Jwala, for her response on the recommendation of the disciplinary panel. She will have seven days to reply.
In fact, this type of action was coming and Jwala's camp had feared for the worst possible punishment. 'She has not done anything wrong. I will not keep quiet. I will fight it out,' said Kranti, the player's father.
Former chief national coach Syed Mohammad Arif said this was another way to scuttle her career. 'She is constantly being harassed by BAI,' he said.
The agency copy said: 'The disciplinary committee has recommended a life ban or suspension for a certain period of time on Jwala Gutta for her role in the IBL controversy.'
It further added that 'the recommendation has been circulated to the member associations but no decision has been taken yet. It has not been implemented.'
However, S Muralidharan, chairman of BAI's disciplinary committee, hinted that Jwala could be let off if she tenders an unconditional apology. 'Jwala can be set free. But she should feel apologetic for what happened,' he reportedly said.
The Delhi side had protested against the Bangalore team's last-minute inclusion of Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen in place of Hong Kong's Hu Yun. It was Jwala, an icon player, who led the protest resulting in delay of the match by 30 minutes. After the furore, Arvind Bhat played the match in place of Jorgensen.
BAI slapped a show-cause notice on Jwala for her behaviour during the tie. In her reply to the notice, Jwala said she did nothing wrong but as an icon player of Delhi and as a captain, she acted the way she did. She further alleged that the team owners had asked her to do so. BAI, however, was not amused with the reply.
New Delhi: There is a new twist and challenge to the controversial Jwala Gutta's career. The fiery left-hander, who has been in the wrong kind of news quite often, faces a life ban said the Badminton Association of India's (BAI) disciplinary committee has recommended stringent action against the top doubles player.
The reason being that she stopped some players of her franchise Krrish Delhi Smashers from playing a match against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League (IBL). A peeved Jwala was not available for comments.
Sources said the BAI president would write to Jwala, for her response on the recommendation of the disciplinary panel. She will have seven days to reply.
In fact, this type of action was coming and Jwala's camp had feared for the worst possible punishment. 'She has not done anything wrong. I will not keep quiet. I will fight it out,' said Kranti, the player's father.
Former chief national coach Syed Mohammad Arif said this was another way to scuttle her career. 'She is constantly being harassed by BAI,' he said.
The agency copy said: 'The disciplinary committee has recommended a life ban or suspension for a certain period of time on Jwala Gutta for her role in the IBL controversy.'
It further added that 'the recommendation has been circulated to the member associations but no decision has been taken yet. It has not been implemented.'
However, S Muralidharan, chairman of BAI's disciplinary committee, hinted that Jwala could be let off if she tenders an unconditional apology. 'Jwala can be set free. But she should feel apologetic for what happened,' he reportedly said.
The Delhi side had protested against the Bangalore team's last-minute inclusion of Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen in place of Hong Kong's Hu Yun. It was Jwala, an icon player, who led the protest resulting in delay of the match by 30 minutes. After the furore, Arvind Bhat played the match in place of Jorgensen.
BAI slapped a show-cause notice on Jwala for her behaviour during the tie. In her reply to the notice, Jwala said she did nothing wrong but as an icon player of Delhi and as a captain, she acted the way she did. She further alleged that the team owners had asked her to do so. BAI, however, was not amused with the reply.
News Posted: 6 October, 2013
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