Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna banned for 2 years

[bhisma]

New Delhi: Even before the jubilation of the Davis Cup triumph had died down, the shock ban on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) shocked the tennis fraternity late on Saturday.


The two players had objected to partnering Leander Paes at the London Olympics. Following which AITA sent two doubles team - one of Bhupathi and Boppana, and the other of Paes and Vishnu Vardhan.
AITA also decided to go in with a new-look and young team for the ongoing Davis Cup for India's home encounter against New Zealand.

The decision was taken in an executive committee of AITA on Saturday. Reportedly, the two have been banned from playing in Davis Cup for the country till June 30, 2014.

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[I spikes therefore I am]

Appreciating the decision .....

 

[Android]

Why did they objected to partnering Leander Paes at the London Olympics???

 

[ajtr]

This was urgently needed.Bhupathi was playing politics in AITA before Olympics.I must say he has to be banned for life.

 

[karan.1970]

Good decision

 

[A.Rafay]

Good Bopanna Deserves it he betrayed his former partner.

 

[ajtr]

Why did they objected to partnering Leander Paes at the London Olympics???

Old personal rift between Leander and bhupati.But Leander was ready to compromise ..it was always bhupati who created politics. Rohan Bopanna refused to play with leander coz bhupati company sponsors both him and sania.Even sania showed her displeasure at this politics before Olympics terming AITA has been using her as sacrificial lamb between the personal fight of Leander and bhupati.