As far as I know Leander Paes and Prakash Amritraj both stay all the time in the US and come to india just to play for the indian team. I am not sure if there are other players who do the same. No offense meant to Leander and Prakash they are very good players, specially Leander is a legend for indian tennis. But why cant they stay and play in india and let other youngsters benifit from their experience. They enjoy superior facilities in the US and the indian players struggle to cope with them and they all the time dominate the indian tennis scene. Why can they use the money and influence they have to create good facilities and training institutes in india ?? PS : I am not in favor or against anyone !!
RE:Bong Politics
by indranil sarkar on Feb 25, 2008 09:22 PM
Dear Singha, India has divided lots of time for people like you, Because in every matter your great mind thought about caste, religious may be in a small matter like sports,and for your information paes is not a bengali but we all indian are proud about him.
RE:Bong Politics
by Subhasis Mukherjee on Feb 25, 2008 09:04 PM
On the contrary,bongs r d most liberal minded in the country. y don't u cite at least 1 e.g. when bongs supported each other 2 d detriment of d country? In dis case, no options (superior or otherwise) were available. Playing an unfit player is not an option at all. By the way, had the bongs not grown up, India would still b ruled by d English with the help of buffoons like u. D only captain if d national cricket team 2 rise above petty regionalism is a bong, & u knw smthg? People in d knw of things say dat he is most succesful captain of India. Hw many captains has India had frm ur region? Hv dey managed 2 rise above regionalism? tm 4 morons lk u 2 grow up & accept reality.
It is indeed shameful that players of this stature fight like dogs. Both mahesh and paes had made such great combination that they would have rewritten history , instead they fought for their egos and left the country behind . Any lessons to be learnt from Kumble ??
RE:Paes is just a victim of politics
by Sameer Bhagwat on Feb 25, 2008 09:08 PM
Why r u fighting on Bong or Non-bong? What Paes Father doing there ? What is his qualification. Is he Physio ? it seems there is no maibap of tennis association. How come father of Paes is team dr. Is he qualified ? How do we know who is telling truth?
RE:RE:Paes is just a victim of politics
by shashank sharma on Feb 25, 2008 09:15 PM
come on men, its high time we indians act together instead of showing regionalism....bengali, marathi, tamil, punjabi,etc....who cares? I think we shud b more mature...come on people, we r INDIANS
RE:Paes is just a victim of politics
by shashank sharma on Feb 25, 2008 09:13 PM
for ur information madam, rahul dravid is also a brahmin...please dont bring casteism here & thank u
RE:Paes is just a victim of politics
by keshava moorthy on Feb 25, 2008 09:40 PM
Few ppl want to come up by having caste in their background and not with ablity. I guess Fatema also in same category who does not anything but want to make money by doing all nonsense like this
RE:These Bongs
by Tomboy India on Feb 25, 2008 08:10 PM
I would not like to comment on your so called Bongs! But if you question the committment and dedication of Leander Paes, when he is playing for India then you definitely must be a Pakistani!! Everybody roots for their regional players at one point of time but never forgets national interests. Did you ever see a Davis Cup/ Asian Games/ Olympics match in which Paes played and compared it with the amateur tournaments he played in?? I am sure you have not.
This has all started with Sania in the field. These Mahesh and Paes have fought over Sania, as who will get a chance to play with her both on and off the play. This has irked both of them.
They have to show brotherly hood. They have a lot to learn from Mahabharata. Common guys, grow up. It is not the end of the world.
You can't question his dedication,especially when representing the country He has done us proud at the Olympics,Asian games, Commonwealth games,also the Davis cup,not to mention his doubles Grand Slams and singles & doubles ATP titles
He is one man because of whom so many indians started watching Tennis. He is one who got us Olympic. He is the one who always gave importance to not-so-rich Davis Cup over other events. Yes, he may be rude at times but you think about a leader who led successfully by being nice to everyone. There will be some people who will always criticize. Leander, you should not feel hurt by comments of these new young players, who think of Davis cup as platform for earning money. You are our pride. We love you!
