Sad, but true...

Indian tennis at the Olympics- I am appalled at the way random people are questioning the patriotism of Bhupathi,Paes and Bopanna. These guys have "served" for India for decades together and they don't need to answer these questions. Their numerous Davis Cups,Asian games and Olympics speak for themselves.. Its BECAUSE of their patriotism that they are trying to find the best team to get India a medal. According to the rankings, Rohan Bopanna is ranked above Mahesh Bhupathi.If they were going to send just one team, the most logical pairing for India to win a medal would have been a Bopanna and Paes partnership. Where on earth did they come up with a Paes-Bhupathi partnership out of the blue???I would have loved to be a fly on a wall at that WONDERFUL selection meeting:) Then comes the question, why only one team? That's because AITA has always favored Leander Paes. This is their way of ensuring Bopanna-Bhupathi pair will be cut off. Paes is surely getting the tough end of the bargain, now that Bopanna and Bhupathi have refused to play with him. But on the other hand,nobody can be forced to play with each other- this is the 21st century ,right? A Sania-Bhupathi pairing for mixed doubles should not be meddled with at any cost. This is what is logical. But let's hope they stick to logic when that decision is due. In hindsight-The AITA is responsible for grooming the next rung to compete with these guys.They should have set up a training camp to see who can be next best to support these 3 at least a year ago. This scenario could have been easily avoided had someone with a tennis background been in charge of things. AITA should have brought in Davis Cup captain SP Mishra or someone of that stature to mediate. This kind of soap opera could be been avoided if only AITA had been impartial. Sad, but true......