I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.

Bhupathi had said "Leander and I are best option for India but we need to go with some kind of preparation. Leander and Mahesh decided to team up again at the Australian Open 2011 ending a nine-year separation on the ATP circuit. On 1 August 2011 Dutta confirmed that Mahesh Bhupathi was pregnant with their first child.

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 12 Grand Slam titles to his credit. With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006 he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.