Leander Paes will lead India in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I match against Japan, to be played at Osaka City Utsubo Tennis Centre, Osaka, Japan, between April 9 and 11.

Doubles ace Mahesh Bhupathi, Prakash Amritraj, Rohan Bopanna and Harsh Mankad are the other members of the team.

Former India Davis Cup ace Nandan Bal is the coach while Dr Vece Pes is the team doctor and Sanjay Singh the trainer.

The tie will be played outdoors on Deco Turf (hard court) & with Dunlop Fort balls.

India had beaten New Zealand in the first round match in Invercargill, New Zealand, in February while Japan got the better of Indonesia.

The last meeting between India and Japan was in February 2003 at Delhi. India won that match 4 -1.
In 2001 India played Japan in Osaka and won 3-2.

India - Japan Davis Cup record

Chicago 1921: Japan beat India 5-0
London 1930: Japan beat India 5-0
Tokyo 1956: India beat Japan 3-2
Tokyo 1959: India beat Japan 3-2
New Delhi 1961: India beat Japan 4-1
Tokyo 1963: India beat Japan 3-2
Tokyo 1965: India beat Japan 4-1
Tokyo 1966: India beat Japan 4-1
New Delhi 1967: India beat Japan 4-1
Tokyo 1968: India beat Japan 4-1
Poona 1969: India beat Japan 5-0
Tokyo 1971: India beat Japan 3-2
Kanpur 1974: India beat Japan 4-1
Tokyo 1976: India beat Japan 3-2
New Delhi 1977: India beat Japan 3-2
Tokyo 1983: India beat Japan 3-2
Chandigarh 1990: India beat Japan 4-1
Osaka 2001: India beat Japan 3-2
New Delhi 2003: India beat Japan 4-1