Why is leander paes hated

The two frankly talk about their biggest takeaways from a show like this. Grand Slam champions Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have been the greatest tennis duo in India ever since the s. They went ahead to become the World No. But soon, cracks started appearing in the friendship and the two parted ways.

I think there was a time when things were great between us and there was success and there were times when things were not great between us and there was still success. But, they never spoke clearly about what went wrong between them. Don't Miss These Stories. Click here for more. The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.

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Web Stories. Morning Brief Podcast. Economy Agriculture. There is a history to his bluntness. Several years ago when Leander was a kid the only person who had faith in his talent was his father. But there was not enough money and I recall very clearly one abortive effort to gather funds from the NRI community to send him for training abroad.

Nor did he get any joy from us because who the hell was Leander Paes. That could be reason for what we see as a chip on his shoulder. Not that it is an excuse for rudeness and insensitivity but if players like Martina Navratilova and Hingis find him sufferable and delightful then there may well be a side he keeps hidden off the circuit because he has been hurt too often by the home pyramid.

Occasionally you get the feeling that Leander feels he is the odd one out in the Indian tennis lobby and the others are all a cabal and that is why he is always coming out of a corner throwing punches.