Akhtar Ali first made waves when he won the junior national championship and made it to the semifinals of junior Wimbledon. However, on Sunday, the Tennis fraternity in India ere saddened when Akhtar Ali died at the age of 81 in Kolkata. Following his retirement, Akhtar Ali played a major role in the development of players like Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes among others. Brilliance of Akhtar Ali in his studentsAfter Akhtar Ali, it was Ramesh Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj who put India on the tennis map in the 70s. RIP Akhtar Ali, the legend of Indian tennis," Somdev Devvarman tweeted.

Source: dna February 07, 2021 05:26 UTC