The AITA guys should be flogged for making this fiasco. Bhupathy the business man flexed his financial muscles and these backboneless money hungry men bent their back for him to ride. Leander for Indian tennis is much more than Bhupathi and Bopanna put together and had always been compromising but there is something called self respect which he can;t afford to lose which these AITA besterds wated him to . They are ruining Indian Tennis and peol,e who take pride in our achievements in the field . Shame on you guys!!!! And Bopanna , the yesterday's boy who does not have the right to even lick the feet of leander shows his horns when supported by the opportunistic doubles player Bhupathy who has never played a singles game in davis cup for India . Bopanna should be flogged for disrespecting a senior player like Leander when he has never played alongside him, but just repeating what Bhupathy says because he is contracted by Bhupathy's company. This is business ruining sports and AITA aiding it when their duty is to stop such things
Re: AITA
by Vignesh on Jun 21, 2012 08:49 PM
Mr, what was Paes doing all last year? Bhupathi asked him to play with him and Paes refused. He instead went and played with only foreign players. Had Bhupathi also done the same, he would have as good a rank as Paes. As for AITA, Paes and his dad Vece Paes have more control there than Bhupathi. You seem to think only Paes has the right to get India a medal. Bhupathi is as good a player as Paes and in addition he teams up better with other players. No ego for Bhupathi. He just cannot tolerate the ego of Paes which is blown sky high with that one medal ages ago and some davis cup wins centuries ago.
Re: Re: AITA
by Prasenjit Guha on Jun 21, 2012 09:02 PM
Mr, what was Bhupati doing all last year? Rather Paes asked Bhupati to play with him and Bhupati refused and we see it now also. Naturally Paes instead went and played with only foreign players. Ask Bhupati to retire...
Re: Re: AITA
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 09:18 PM
did bhupathi tell you in your ears that paes refused? how do you know all this. This is good PR from globosport a company owned by mahesh and a representative of bopanna and Sania.
Re: Re: AITA
by anupam trivedi on Jun 22, 2012 09:45 AM
Thay play together the whole. what a Kumbharanrana sleeping complete last year and wake just to comment on rediff.
Re: AITA
by SUBROTO RAY on Jun 21, 2012 09:03 PM
Dear Sir sure you are more knowledgable than me but I have to remind you that there is a thing called personal acceptance which is fundamental for any team work. And you cannot force a person to make him accept you. What I gather that this guy paes is not only not acceptable to these two char lies but is at a very low level of acceptance by most of the other players as well. Even Sania Mirza has reportedly said Bhupathy is my first choice and my first preference as a mixed doubles partner. Please carefully see for yourself before passing any judgement as to who should be flogged. I am sure you will be rolling back your earlier comments.
Re: Re: AITA
by Prasenjit Guha on Jun 21, 2012 09:08 PM
Next time players will be selectors, You are promoting this idea. You seem to be a highly pragmatic person.You will eliminate selectors and save some money for the federation.
Re: Re: Re: AITA
by SUBROTO RAY on Jun 21, 2012 09:26 PM
Oh dear how could you miss the point on which you could have argued. I like debates and respect opponents but hate when they go off at a tangent. Learn the trick. Prove me wrong with facts. Not by shouting from the roof top.
Re: Re: AITA
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 11:24 PM
Sania and Boppana are represented by globosport company owned by bhupathi. you know this is injustice but you will still try to argue due to a particular reason which we all know. If i say it it goes as message deleted by moderator.
What are we talking about.We can only show our participation in doubles.Do we have any singles player for the olympics.None of the countries prepare players for doubles.The game of tennis is known for singles only.Our guys get high seedings in doubles just for this reason-due to disinterest by other nations for doubloes.Politics in sports ! Ban the present aged lot.
Re: Better Partners
by soutik das on Jun 21, 2012 08:39 PM
I guess you quoted this just because Paes is from Kolkata... Shows your mentality...get your brain checked dude
Re: Re: Better Partners
by axemanaxeman on Jun 21, 2012 08:49 PM
Ya got it checked,thanks....i still stand by my selection as it is d best combo of rabble rousers & crybabies
Re: Re: Re: Better Partners
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 11:26 PM
Says a rabble rouser who has done nothing for the country. atleast paes had won bronze in the olympics and gold in asian games.
How can any one forget how many times Leander Paes has won single handedly matches for India? As for Bhupati- he has shined only on doubles matches and initialy he was successful only due to teaming up with Leander. Coming back to present situation how can aplayer has achoice select himself as per his preference4 when there is a selection committee? What is AITA doing? Why are they not taking disciplinery action against Bhupati and Bopanna and playing into their hands? I think there should not be a choice- the team should be selected based on the rankings-Othrwise what are the ranks for?
Re: RIDICULUS
by arihantak on Jun 21, 2012 08:16 PM
Foolish on the part of Paes and his fans to expect players who are not seeing eye to eye to be playing together. Its not a cricket team to select. If two players do not gel well,there is no point in playing together. If Mahesh or anyone feels that they do not gel well with Leander then Leander has to respect that fact and backout. There is no logic in having a selection panel chosing someone when they do not find it worthy doing so.
Re: Re: RIDICULUS
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 08:23 PM
just imagine if bhupati and bopanna had a ranking of 213 and 214 and the next ranked players were 601. not the lower ranked players are dicatating the paring for the higher ranked players right.
Re: Re: Re: RIDICULUS
by arihantak on Jun 21, 2012 10:29 PM
No question of rankings, its a question two players playing as a team. Bopanna left Quereshi to play with Mahesh for the last 7 months,just for the sake of Olympics. Mind you the pair of Bopanna and Quereshi were ranked 8th in the world. What was Leander doing then ? He should have spoken to Mahesh and AITA to put his point accross. Now he and his father are shouting as if they are the only patriots in this country. Shameless fools.
Re: RIDICULUS
by GAMMA on Jun 21, 2012 08:23 PM
Mr.Das, we don't know the full story why Bhupathy & Bopanna are wary of peas.There might be some bitter personal experience.Unless both the partners are comfortable with each other they cannot win any match.It is pointless to force players to play with a partner they don't want to play with.Why can't Paes play with any other player and show his talent? Why is he so adamant? Why can't he help a youngster get some experience in an international game? Was he No.1 or No.2 player when he started his carrier ? Is he showing his patriotism by pulling out of Olympics by not playing with a junior player? It is an insult to the junior players.He should be reprimanded for that.
Re: Re: RIDICULUS
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 08:26 PM
Bopanna and sania are globosport promoted people a company owned by bhupathi it is not that difficult to understand.
Re: Re: Re: RIDICULUS
by thomas mathew on Jun 21, 2012 08:46 PM
This is the real reason !!!! and this is where AITA should come in and stop business ruining the sport.
Re: RIDICULUS
by Joker Chela on Jun 21, 2012 08:30 PM
remember paes paired with mahesh in 2011 to prepare for oly. then dumped him complaining about mahesh's fitness. Later when mahesh and bopanna paired and qualified, he wants one of them. Doubles requires team to practice together well. Not like cricket, which is a team sport just for name sake (an individual can win matches). that too none of 3 have good serve or forehand or backhand like nadal or federer. So it is important to have understanding between each other to succeed.
Re: RIDICULUS
by SUBROTO RAY on Jun 21, 2012 08:36 PM
Ranking matters for singles. In doubles you get ranked when you play as a team. Are we talking of individual ranking or doubles ranking. I hope we are talking about doubles ranking because singles ranking is irrelevant here. Now in doubles you need a partner to play. If he has a rank with a foreign player it is again irrelevant in this context. So what are we really talking about. It's a total mismatch as I can see if his partner does not acknowledge him but wants to play with someone else who also does not want him. So play the best combination and try out. Where's the question of indiscipline etc.keep it simple please :-)
Re: Re: RIDICULUS
by arup das on Jun 21, 2012 09:15 PM
I am also talking about doubles ranking- For your information the players are ranked individualy and not as a pair depending on their performence. As for best team etc concerned as per the law no player can pick and chose as per their choice while representing the country. Tomorrow the relay team will say they would like to have their choice of runners according to who gels with whom- There has to be one set of rule for all. If someone can not abide by it he or she has to face the consequences. No other country will tolerate suchindiscipline.
Re: RIDICULUS
by axemanaxeman on Jun 21, 2012 08:41 PM
Leander Paes is going to partner with Saurov Ganguly in Doubles & Mamata Bannerjee in Mixed Doubles...that way everybody will be happy though we wont win everything.
strict action against these kind of players should be taken who have put their personal ego ahead of nation...should be banned and all facilities all medals be withdrwan
Re: Re: its sad...
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 11:30 PM
Since bhupathi and boppana both claim that they are a pair for a year and cannot change that at the last minute. by the same logic do you think paes can pair with somebody at the last minute and win something. if not then his decision to opt out is correct he has done a service to India by saving some money. you cant argue it both ways.
Re: Re: Re: Bullying
by arihantak on Jun 21, 2012 10:33 PM
Two kanadigas ? Mahesh is not karnatak guy.U r showing that u were lifted from the garbage can.
The Greatest of all Time(GOAT) Roger Federer is winless and jobless these days.....can he partner Paes for India?Combined they will have a great ranking and rapport,as both are 30 and over the hill.
As per the HD updates : Paes on Thursday demanded written assurance that he would be paired with Sania Mirza in London Olympics mixed doubles. We don't want such player who think about own preferances before countrey, if pace was a real country man & playing for an India he would have opted for playing with Vishnu
Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by Sudeepta Chakraborty on Jun 21, 2012 07:49 PM
Then from your own stand isn't it proved that neither Bopanna nor Bhupathy are playing for the country.
Re: Re: Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 08:28 PM
He has won a bronze medal for the country what have you or your bopanna or bhupathia won?
Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by ashish on Jun 21, 2012 07:55 PM
what is we? Vaidehi you are the handful few supporting a nasty character like Bhupati who has nothing better to do other than spoil people's life and career.. be it in personal or professional life.. Shame to shameless Bhupati.
Re: Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by axemanaxeman on Jun 21, 2012 08:06 PM
Exactly, we shd all support Paes...he always motivates players lower ranked than him, he is now encouraging Vishnu by repeatedly pointing out his lower rank. He used to do that with Mahesh also & now see how well Mahesh has done now.Please support Paes.
Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by SUBROTO RAY on Jun 21, 2012 08:07 PM
You are absolutely right. Paes at 40 should gracefully retire from the game. We want young blood not old farts clamoring for place. Paes is a has been. He is not required at all.
Re: Re: Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by SUBROTO RAY on Jun 21, 2012 08:19 PM
Oh really I am sorry then I didn't know that.but how does the guy fit in. Is there a veteran's corner then. I shouldn't be unpatriotic to say something that spoils our only medal prospect.
Re: Re: Re: Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by Connan on Jun 21, 2012 08:31 PM
follow tennis you will know cricket does not cut the mustard. He has won the Australian open mens doubles just this year and maiami too.
Re: We don't want u mr Pace
by anupam trivedi on Jun 22, 2012 10:19 AM
Plz correct Vaidehi
Leander reminds AITA that in case Sania and Paes Paired thier is no need of Wildcard Sania depend on to play Olympics because as a team they are directly qualified.
