Mohun Bagan didn’t travel to Iran for their group match against Tractor FC on October 2 following which the Asian Football Confederation took the big call.
Shooting has proven to be one of India's strongest sports, and the exclusion of the discipline from the Glasgow 2026 event has ruffled feathers as the National Rifle Association of
Kasthuri Rajamani lifted 106kg in her second attempt after failing in the first and again faltered in her third and final bid to heave 110kg.
India have been clubbed in Pool A alongside Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea and Thailand.
The Olympic bronze medallist, who remains the last Indian male pugilist to bring home a medal from boxing, expressed his interest in bringing a fight to the shores of India.