Top ranked Indian player paired with low ranked

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India’s top tennis doubles player will team up with a poorly-rated and inexperienced partner at the Olympics after two higher-ranked players refused to play with him, officials said Thursday. Leander Paes, ranked seventh in the world as a doubles player, will be paired with 207th-ranked Vishnu Vardhan, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) announced following days of arguments in which even the government tried to intervene. Both Rohan Bopanna (ranked 13) and Mahesh Bhupathi (15) said they would not play with Paes for a range of personal and professional reasons, including, Bhupathi said, that he was not trustworthy. Paes and Bhupathi formed a long-standing and highly successful team for years, winning Grand Slam doubles titles at the French Open in 1999 and 2001, and Wimbledon in 1999. The duo, who have represented India in the doubles at four Olympics, broke up as a full-time pair in 2002, but continued to team up for India in the Davis Cup and multi-sports events such as the Olympics.

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  1. India is developing country. many people in India not reach the minimum requirements .( we can see daily in and around our place ) under this situation a player who is selected to play for India in Olympic . It is really proved to him after that if he won the medal too proved to every Indian. including the player who played for India. Many sports personalities unable to shine because of various reason such as MONEY, FACILITY , TRAINER, SUPPORT AND FAMILY. so unable to come forward.
    But things were different One player said I will not play with lower rank than me
    Another player said I will not play with him because of personal and profession reason.
    I ask question. to both players If this is first time you got the chance play for India Olympic will you say like that if you said like that you will not reach this much level you names also will not be known to us .
    My personal request to Indian selection team. please do 't send this players to Olympic If they lost the game it will became valid reason for escape from responsibility You please spend this expenses to old age people or Govt Hospital
    or supply note books to poor student.

    Regard
    Ravikumar

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