Tributes flow for tennis great Akhtar Ali
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Sun, Feb 7 2021 23:57 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 7 : Tennis great Vijay Amritraj was among those from the sport who paid tribute to late former player and coach Akhtar Ali, who died on Sunday aged 81. Ali coached Amritraj, along with the likes of Leander Paes, Ramesh Krishnan and his son and India s Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali among others. Aktar Ali was terrific as a coach both when I was a junior as well as coach of our India Davis Cup team. Always pushed hard n kept the team relaxed. He did great service to Indian Tennis. RIP dear Aktar. Sincere condolences to Zeeshan n his lovely family, said Amritraj in his tweet.
Renowned Indian tennis coach Akhtar Ali, 81, passes away
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Sun, Feb 7 2021 14:51 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 7 : Renowned Indian tennis player and coach Akhtar Ali died on Sunday, aged 81. His family members were at his bedside when he passed away at around 2.30 a.m. at his residence in Kolkata, informed his daughter Nilofer.
Ali s son and former Davis Cup player Zeeshan Ali was in Delhi, conducting a camp, when he heard the news. He would be reaching Kolkata before the burial, which is scheduled to take place at Sola Ana graveyard in Khidirpur, Kolkata, after Asar namaaz, the last one before sunset.
Tennis legend Akhtar Ali was a great person: Jaidip Mukherjea
Sun, Feb 7 2021 16:18 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 7 : Tennis legend Akhtar Ali, who passed away on Sunday aged 81, was a great person and we had a good rapport , said Jaidip Mukherjea, his Davis Cup doubles partner and former national champion. He was a great person. Our rapport was very good. I last met him about two weeks ago; he was not keeping well. He had dementia, and probably knew that his days were numbered, former national champion Mukherjea told IANS from Kolkata, also the home city of Ali.