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Leander Paes, one last roar in India:

When a 46-year-old trudged out in his final game, the millennials wept for one last time - as India’s 1996 Olympic medal winner Leander Paes was on his last serve in India. It was the last time the grainy TV screens of the ’90s could capture one of their own in his last Paes. The Lion-der was roaring for the last time at home, in Bengaluru, miles away from his home in Kolkata. Yet, the fans, the vociferous ones arrived in packs and supported the tennis star for his last serve; his last hurray in India. He could have walked with a ‘gold,’ but he walked away with a silver one, more fittingly he was defeated by an Indian pair - the ones that had grown up watching the master themselves. For he wanted to retire on a high when people still think that he is at the top of his game. In his career, he has spent 39 weeks at No. 1 in doubles rankings, won 768 tour-level victories including 18 Grand Slam doubles titles. But never has he not known how to be at the bottom, with criticisms, and with one last roar, India will lose their revered tennis player and for the modern generation, the ‘king of doubles.’ 

Coronavirus edging all sporting events

A total of 46 events were postponed or cancelled due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. It is spectacular how months of practice, time and money involved in organising an event comes crashing down when life is at stake. It all started in Wuhan city in China and has quickly shaken the world in just days. In just weeks, events have all tumbled out the picture, including the Chinese Grand Prix, which was scheduled on April 19. Since 2004, the Chinese GP has been a major event in the Formula 1 calendar with a tricky path in the first turn. Thanks to coronavirus, even the tricky path has been made to look like a kid, with a no-entry board for the 2020 event, a year before their contract comes to an end. If there was one person who would be sad that the event got cancelled - it is Lewis Hamilton himself. Oh, to make things worse, even the Tokyo Olympics is waiting and praying on the fence hopeful of a possible green light for the event. Chinese Super League, too, which was supposed to start on February 22 will not be postponed, leaving all the football fans in China disappointed. For China and their fans, 2020 will go down as one of the worst years in their medical and sporting history. In general too, if you are a sporting fan, looking at 46 events getting cancelled is pain-staking and a possible tear-shed. 

In 1989, India suffered a white-wash against West Indies and ever since then by the grace of the future captains they have not suffered at the hands of the opposition. Oh, until now! In 2020, one of India’s most powerful blue outfit, led by Virat Kohli was in New Zealand after whitewashing the Blackcaps in the T20I series. It was against a Vivian Richard led West Indian side then, now it was against a Tom Latham side, oh how hard have India fallen here. From being the most prestigious of sides to casually being trashed against the scenic background in New Zealand. Oh, how proud Virat Kohli must be to gleam after a series defeat when they took the home side so casually. Previously, their worst series came against South Africa when they lost 4-0 at home. This, however, hit on another level given that India were favourites to win the series with a near full-strength squad with the exception of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Three decades and India are back on the ugly list for the first time in the long 2020 season, which also includes their fielding. Fielding, bowling and India, all battered against New Zealand and this is not even an Overreaction Monday.

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