Indian women's tennis team

August 21, 2010 01:36 am | Updated 01:36 am IST - NEW DELHI

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has announced Sania Mirza, Poojashree Venkatesh, Rushmi Chakravarthi and Nirupama Sanjeev, as the women's team for the Commonwealth Games to be staged from October 3 to 14.

Meanwhile, the secretary general of the AITA, Anil Khanna, reiterated the need for financial support for the elite players, to meet the enormous expenses of having a coach and trainer on the circuit, and hoped that the Union Sports Ministry would take a practical view of the situation and release funds shortly.

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