Did You Know Sumit Nagal Was Once Dropped From Indian Davis Cup Side Over Unacceptable Behavior?

Breaking discipline can go terribly wrong in an athlete’s career. Indian rising junior ATP star Sumit Nagal can be included in the list, who faced a major setback at the beginning of his career due to not adhering to the rules. Nagal had been making headlines for his incredible performance at the Monte Carlo Masters. However, in 2016 the Davis Cup committee opted out of selecting him for the Indian team.

This is because Nagal was reportedly hungover and had to skip his practice session the next morning. Nagal was preparing for his upcoming tie with New Zealand in Chandigarh and he missed the practice while playing against Korea in the tie-break. AITA claimed that his behavior was unacceptable and hence he was not selected.

According to PTI, a source of AITA said-“We got to know that he finished the mini-bar in his hotel room. He is a very talented guy but when you are only 19 years old and you are getting a chance to be in the Indian team and you miss practice sessions, it’s not acceptable,”

However, this is not the first time Sumit Nagal did something unethical in professional tennis. he was also subjected to the actions of the disciplinary committee for bringing along his girlfriend without permission.

Sumit Nagal stunned the authorities by bringing his girlfriend to the junior Wimbledon doubles

In 2015, Sumit Nagal had another incident of being indisciplined. He brought his girlfriend along in Delhi during the junior doubles Wimbledon tournament. A reliable AITA source said– “Well, he did not ask anyone before bringing his girlfriend to Delhi. When he arrived at the hotel, the girl was with him. Captain Anand Amritraj promptly asked him to send her back which he did,”

The AITA was also asked why didn’t they take any action against Nagal after repetitive disciplinary issues, the source commented- “It came to light only when the squad was already announced for the Spain tie. At that time we were not sure what was happening. When he was countered he denied the charge. We believed him, but things got worse and more stories surfaced, then we had to take a firm stand,”

Sumit Nagal’s actions at the beginning of his career drew some controversy, but no one wanted to rule out a talent like him. Now from his Monte Carlo Masters performance, fans can surely see the change in him!

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