Ghosh-less Table Tennis team leaves for Gold Coast

Men's coach Massimo Costantini and women's coach Soumyadeep Roy along with two support staff (a masseur and physio) are also part of the contingent. The team members, after arriving from their respective hometowns, headed straight to the send-off dinner organised in honour of the contingent.

Key player Soumyajit Ghosh was dropped from the squad in the 11th hour after he was accused of raping an 18-year-old, a charge he has denied.

Costantini however was still confident about India's chances.

I am expecting the teams to win at least four medals. All players are in good shape which is an indication of the level of preparation. I am positive and so are the team members, said the coach.

India had a poor outing in Glasgow four years ago when it returned with just one medal.

Team members: Men: A. Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan, A. Amalraj, Harmeet Desai 

Women: Manika Batra, Mouma Das, Madhurika Patkar, Pooja Sahasrabuddhe, Suthirta Mukherjee. Coaches: Massimo Costantini and Soumyadeep Roy. Support staff: Amarjit Singh (masseur) and Kishore Dey (physio).

Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's name, which was missing from the official website of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has now been added to the entry list of wrestlers for the men's freestyle 74kg category for theGold Coast" Gold Coast event.

Earlier, Sushil name was surprisingly missing from the list of entry released by the tournament organisers on the official website, just five days ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

The official list of entries for the men`s freestyle 74kg wrestling category, uploaded on the CWG 2018 website, had earlier did not mention the name of Sushil among other 15 wrestlers participating in the event.

After spending two years away from the mat, the grappler returned to compete at the National Championship last year in Indore, only to see himself mired in controversy for winning the gold in the tournament after his three opponents conceded a walkover.

The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is slated to be held from April 4 to 15.