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Mahesh Bhupathi is right to defy Leander Paes and AITA

Ashish Magotra

Doubles is all about trust and Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi clearly don't share any. On top of it, Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are the established pair -- they have been preparing for the Olympics for a while now -- and it makes no sense to break them up. At least while they are on court, they will talk and smile. One can't honestly say that will happen while Paes and Bhupathi are on court. There will be no chest bumps for sure. read less read more

PulastaDhar

Leander Paes is the top ranking player from India and is ranked seventh in the world in the international doubles ranking. Ideally he should have his choice of partner. And whether Bhupathi likes it or not, Paes has been most successful while partnering him. This is the Olympics and it wouldn’t have hurt for Bhupathi to have put national interest ahead of his personal equations. read less read more