On Tuesday, Manika’s father died in New Delhi, and that same day, his cremation took place in Inderpuri.
Girish, the father of table tennis player Manika Batra, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, passed away from cardiac arrest. On Tuesday, Manika’s father died away here, and that same day, his cremation took place at Inderpuri. On Thursday, there will be a prayer ritual for the deceased soul.
Manika, 29, is the best women’s singles player in India. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she took home gold in both the women’s singles and women’s team competitions. In the same CWG, she also took home a mixed doubles bronze and a women’s doubles silver.In 2018, she took home a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Asian Games in Jakarta.