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AITA may ban Bhupathi, Bopanna: Selector

DNMUM247363 | 6/16/2012 | Author : Chander Shekhar Luthra | WC :255

AITA proposes, Mahesh Bhupathi disposes! That, in a nutshell, is the situation.
The selection committee went ahead and announced this pairing under the supervision and guidance of secretary Anil Khanna in Bangalore on Friday.
Soon after the announcement, Bhupathi broke his silence and said, "Have already told the AITA that I will not be available to play the Olympics if I am paired with Leander. I haven't even spoken to Leander since November."
Though the panel's decision seemed to be unanimous, one of them told DNA that his plea of sending two doubles teams to the Olympics was not considered "by the ones handpicked by Khanna."
The selector added the panel telephoned both Bhupathi and Bopanna durin
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