Leander Paes, the captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, agreed that ther are egos in the Indian tennis team and also said that it is a challenge for him to overcome it as a responsible captain. Leander's captaincy credentials were questioned by his own players during its last encounter against Uzbekistan, in the Davis cup tie.
The players headed by friend turned rival, Mahesh Bhupathi, had given a written letter about Leander's conduct to the Indian Tennis Association. The players subsequently, rejected to play under him. It is also known that, the association had asked the players to co-operate,and play under him one last time against Japan.
And this, disclosure, ahead of the tie against Japan, has once against revived the ghosts."The team that has egos performs better," said Paes.
"As an athlete you always have an ego but that also means that these guys will put their heart out when they go on court. If there is unhappiness, as a captain, I have to evolve and handle it. It's tough being a captain but the most important thing is I believe in my team," he said. However, Mahesh Bhupathi, who led the revolt against his former doubles partner, assured that all was well within the team. "We have known for the past one month that we will play against Japan and we are all ready for the tie. We are all professionals," he said.
Paes, on his part, maintained that the team was still sorting out certain issues.
Let the egos subside and the games begin.
