A Pakistani player has been banned indefinitely for wearing an Indian jersey and hoisting the Indian tricolor. This Pakistani player is being discussed all over the world. In fact, Pakistan’s international Kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput has been indefinitely banned by the national federation for representing the Indian team in a private tournament earlier this month.

Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) banned Rajput after an emergency meeting on Saturday. He was found guilty of playing in the tournament and traveling abroad without obtaining the mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the federation or other concerned authorities. PKF secretary Rana Sarwar said Rajput has the right to appeal before the disciplinary committee.

Pakistan Kabaddi Federation has imposed ban on Pakistani player Ubaidullah Rajput for representing Indian team in Bahrain Kabaddi Cup. Rajput has right to appeal but disciplinary committee is unlikely to grant any relief#Kabaddi #PakistanKabaddi pic.twitter.com/bA2t7Av3ze

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Sarwar said the federation took serious note of the fact that Rajput not only traveled abroad without an NOC, but also represented an Indian team, ,Wore his jersey and on one occasion draped the Indian flag over his shoulders after winning a match. But he (Rajput) has claimed that it was a complete misunderstanding and he was not told that the team he would play for in this private tournament would be the Indian team, Sarwar said. But still he is guilty of violating NOC rules.,

Videos and pictures of Rajput wearing the Indian jersey and waving the Indian flag during the GCC Cup went viral on social media, after which he got into trouble. Sarwar said that other players have also been banned and fined for participating in this competition without taking NOC.

Rajput had earlier apologized and said that he was invited to participate in the competition played in Bahrain and he was part of a private team. He said, ,But I later came to know that he had named the team ‘Indian Team’. I told the organizers not to use the names of India and Pakistan. In the past, Indian and Pakistani players have played together for private teams in private competitions, but those teams were not named after India or Pakistan. I was given wrong information.,