Following being accused of not qualifying for Olympics on merit, Bopanna shared an alleged phone call with AITA general secretary Anil Dhupar, where the official said qualification is possible.
Also rules out the country's presence in the mixed team competition, it's best chance for a podium finish.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan knocked out the second-seeded pair in Halle.
Divij Sharan's and Rohan Bopanna's campaigns at the Astana Open ended following losses in the quarter-finals and Round of 16 respectively in Nur Sultan (Kazakhstan) on Thursday.
The unseeded Sharan and Kwon Soon-woo lost 2-6 6-4 4-6 to the 16th seeded Croatian-American pair of Franko Skugor and Austin Krajicek on Wednesday.
Sumit Nagal, who lost to world number 17 and three-time Grand Slam winner Stanislas Wawrinka in the singles, also lost his doubles match to bow out of the tournament.
Ankita had won women's singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games, while Sharan became India's top doubles player in October 2019 before Bopanna took back the position.
India's Divij Sharan was knocked out in the second round in the men's doubles at Australian Open.
Sharan and Sitak got the better of the Portuguese-Spanish duo 6-4, 7-5 in a thrilling one-hour 28-minute encounter.
Divij Sharan and Slovakia's Igor Zelenay claimed victory at St Petersburg Open, as the Indian player won his fifth ATP career title.
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna has said that he will 'absolutely' want to team up with Divij Sharan for Olympics 2020, but admitted that the duo needs to raise its ranking.
Sharan and Nys did not get any break-point in the 72-minute clash while their rivals broke them once each in both the sets to move to the next round.
Rohan Bopanna and Marius Copil beat Benjamin Bonzi and Antoine Hoang in straight sets to enter the Roland Garros pre-quarterfinals.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan came from behind to beat the Italian combination of Simone Boelleli and Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 6-4 in an one-hour 43 minutes battle at Calcutta South Club.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan now have to pick up a win against Marco Cecchinato and Simone Bolelli in the doubles match on Saturday for the hosts to keep the tie alive.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated the British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Maara 6-3 6-4 to win the Tata Open Maharashtra men's doubles title.
Recently-crowned US Open champion Novak Djokovic's decision to opt out of the playoffs along with world number 33 Filip Krajinovic has raised hopes of an equal contest between the two teams.
The Indians bounced back losing the first set before going down in the super tie-break. The eventual scoreline read 4-6, 6-3, 5-10.
Sharan and New Zealand's Sitak prevailed 1-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-4 over the Israeli-Polish combination after a gruelling men's doubles third round which lasted three hours and fifty minutes.
The AITA at its Executive Meeting (EC) discussed the matter and accepted Bopanna and Sharan's request.
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