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Renowned Indian tennis coach Akhtar Ali, 81, passes away
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Sun, Feb 7 2021 14:51 IST |
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India tennis legend Akhtar Ali passes away. Image Source: IANS News
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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India tennis legend Akhtar Ali passes away. Image Source: IANS News
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.