Legendary tennis participant Jaidip Mukerjea launched his autobiography at a perform attended by a number of the stalwarts of Indian tennis like Ramesh Krishnan and Somdev Devvarman, right here on Friday. The ebook titled “Crosscourt” brings out the journey of Mukerjea, hailed as the most effective tennis gamers within the nation.
“The book is a compilation of memories of a life well lived and gives an insight into the life of a globetrotting sporting icon. The the narration goes beyond tennis and delves into triumphs, disappointments, relationships and behind the scene moments, which the reader will feel captivating,” stated his spouse Sharmin, who was instrumental in making Jaidip Mukerjea write the autobiography.
The former Davis Cup captain whereas talking about his ebook, recounted how he introduced collectively two of the best tennis icons Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to associate as probably the most profitable tennis pairs, Mukerjea stated it was a raffle that labored nicely. “We had a Davis Cup training camp in Kolkata. Mahesh was beating everyone and I had him included in the team. Zeeshan Ali was also in the team and was also higher ranked. But I put Mahesh instead of Zeeshan alongside
Leander as a team. I took a gamble. All hell broke loose as everyone including R.K. Khanna (former president of AITA) asked if I was doing the right thing. That’s how the journey of ‘Indian Express’ started. I am sure if they had played a little more together, they would have won more Grand Slams,” Mukerjea stated in regards to the pair who received three Grand Slam doubles titles as a pair.
Speaking on the event Ramesh Krishnan stated that he’s hopeful that Indian tennis will begin transferring once more. “A lot of damage has happened to Indian tennis because of the pandemic but we can hope now it starts moving again,” Krishnan stated. “The quality of tournaments has come down in India as a lot of competitions moved to Europe after the pandemic. We hope things turn back from here,” he added.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com