After 55 Years, Indian Team To Tour Pakistan To Play Davis Cup

New Delhi: The Indian tennis team will travel to Pakistan for the first time in 55 years to participate in the Davis Cup, All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary-general Hironmoy Chatterjee confirmed on Sunday.

“Yes, we will go. It is not a bilateral series; it’s a World Cup of tennis so we have to go. There was no communication with the government as it’s a world event. We have to abide by the IOC charter. The team of six players, support staff and coach will be going to Pakistan,” Chatterjee told ANI.

“I will also go along with the team. We will be putting in the visa application for everyone,” he added.

The Davis Cup draw was rolled out in February this year. But after the Pulwama attack on February 14, the future of Indian tennis team touring Pakistan looked really bleak.

Notably, the Indian team had last visited Pakistan in March 1964 and defeated the hosts 4-0 in Lahore. Pakistan and India had last faced each other in a Davis Cup tie in April 2006 in Mumbai. Then, India had registered a 3-2 win to take its head-to-head tally against Pakistan to 6-0.