The All India Tennis Association (AITA) must take much of the blame for the crises the sport in India finds itself in.

It’s easy to blame Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna for refusing to play with Leander Paes and thus putting India’s Olympic chances in jeopardy, but the establishment should have made a better effort in acting like good elders in trying to convince Paes and Bhupathi that they must play together, much before their selectors got down to selecting the team for the London Olympics.