The leading Indian Mixed-doubles Champion Mahesh Bhupathi along with a few leading Indian Singles players like Rohan Bopanna, Prakash Amritraj and Karan Rastogi have put forward a formal complaint to the All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) regarding the unprofessional behaviour of Leander Paes, the Team Captain for the Davis Cup.
Certain aspects of Paes' Captaincy has been bothering the players,namely:
1. Lack of confidence in Paes' decision making skills as in not playing Amritraj on Day 1 for the Uzbekistan tie. According to Paes, Amritraj had a stomach problem, however the latter refused to have any such problem and claims he was fit to play.
2. Lack of support or communication through the year even when Paes and his teammates were playing the same tourneys.
3. Captaincy woes exist as the players are not in sync with the captain's thinking and strategy plans.
4. Lack on punctuality on Paes's behalf during Davis Cup ties.
5. According to the above metioned players, Paes runs them down during press conferences which grealtly demoralises them and thwarts team chemistry.
The above players believe that this kind of team-spirit would mar the progress of Indian tennis and would be detrimental to their individual confidence. Confirming the above statements Amritraj stated that though they would love to play for their country, they are unwilling to play the Davis Cup if Paes retains his captaincy. He even stated that "He(Paes) has basically killed the joy for us."
AITA secretary Mr. Khanna confirmed to have received the formal complaint and states that this is an internal matter and assures that it will be sorted out amicably in the best interests of Indian Tennis. Repeated attempts to communicate with Paes for his comments on the issue remained unanswered.
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