Leander Paes set to make a return in Indian squad at Davis Cup

Leander Paes set to make a return in Indian squad at Davis Cup

Indian veteran tennis player Leander Paes is all set to return to Indian team for the China tie at Davis Cup, the AITA selection team confirmed in Delhi on Sunday.

The tie against China will be played in the Asia/Oceanie Zone Group 1 second round at Tianjin, China in the first week of April and there he will be joined by India’s top ranked doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna. The singles players choose themselves are Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal.

Earlier last year, the 44-year-old Paes was dropped from the tie against Uzbekistan. He has been out of favour since the fiasco in Bengaluru when he was not included in the starting line-up by captain Mahesh Bhupathi and it led to public statements being made by the duo which once again brought their strained relationship into light. However, in the statement on Sunday, AITA said, that the players need to sort things out in the interest of the nation.

“The Chairman (SP Misra) informed the Committee that the Executive Committee discussed the Davis Cup in its meeting held on 10th March and noted the reservations expressed by the players. It was finally decided by the Executive Committee that the Selection Committee should select the best team irrespective of the reservations. Any issues between the players had to be settled in a nice manner in the interest of the nation between themselves,” read the note.

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