Pakistan looks to India to promote TT

SHILLONG: Pakistan’s paddlers are looking up to India to promote table tennis in their country. “Pakistan is not as strong in table tennis as India. We are looking to India to help us in promoting this game,” Pakistan player Rahila Kashif told IANS as she watched the women’s doubles final between the Indian pairs of Mouma DasKumaresan Shamini and Manika Batra-Pooja Sahasrabudhe here on Wednesday. “The federations of both countries (Table Tennis Federation of India and Pakistan Table Tennis Federation) should also conduct friendly matches to help us in promoting table tennis. “Top table tennis players from India like Mouma Das, Anthony Amalaraj and others should come to Pakistan to coach our junior teams,” Khashif added. Lamenting that Pakistan have not been able to produce good table tennis players, the 39-year-old said, “I have been playing for the last 25 years as there are no fresh players to replace us.” (IANS)