Kolkata: Mahesh Bhupathi on Sunday did not rule out a possible future reunion with estranged doubles partner Leander Paes, even as the tennis fraternity here urged the former numero uno in world doubles tennis to patch up off-the-field differences for the good of the country.

Bhupathi, slated to team up with Max Mirnyi of Belarus after a brief stint with Briton Tim Henman, said Paes had a talk with him on coming together again in the circuit.

"It may happen sooner or later... but we have not decided anything so far," Bhupathi said after the Davis Cup tie against New Zealand at the Calcutta South Club. Paes, however, preferred to remain silent.

The pair, who reunited on the court on Sunday after two months to demolish the Kiwis in the doubles of the Cup tie, were recently urged by Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly to try a reconciliation for the third time.

The former world number one pair in doubles had severed ties for the second time last year and now had individual rankings (doubles) of 5 (Bhupathi) and 13 (Paes) respectively.

Lee-Hesh had last teamed up two months back while playing for India in the Davis Cup tie against Japan in Delhi, that they won in style.

PTI