TENNIS COACH PASSES AWAY

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 his residence in Kolkata, informed his daughter Nilofer. Proficient in both singles and doubles, he played alongside countr y's legends like Ramanathan Krishnan, Naresh Kumar, Premjit Lall and Jaidip Mukerjea. Later, as a coach, he guided the creme de la creme of Indian tennis -Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Anand Amritraj and Leander Paes. Even Sania Mirza once publicly expressed her indebtedness to Ali for having set her on the right track during her formative years.