“Where do broken hearts go? Can they find their way home,” the late Whitney Houston sang with great vigour in a ballad that became No 1 within four weeks of its release in 1988.

The above words find rhythm in the case of Prajakta Sawant, the young badminton player who is upset at not being picked for India’s Uber Cup squad currently playing in New Delhi. Upset is an understatement because Prajakta told mid-day on Monday that she doesn’t want to play for the country anymore.