The AITA has retained the team for the Davis Cup tie against Japan, with Leander Paes at the helm of affairs.
India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Saturday clarified that his "shut-up" remark was meant for a few "agenda-driven" people consistently targeting him and was not directed at the country's tennis community as has been projected.
Davis Cup: Ramkumar to lead Indian challenge against Pakistan on grass courts
AITA is contemplating action against Sasikumar Mukund for not wearing the official jersey during the Davis Cup tie against Morocco.
'If I keep criticising AITA, I won't get a call from them. I am still weighing my options. I have done a lot of good things, the work ethics, I have a lot to offer'
India will play against Togo in the Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs to be held between January 31 and February 2 next year, according to the draw conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in London on Monday.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji could play well only in patches to lose the do-or-die doubles against Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi.
Sticking to its stand, the All India Tennis Association on Saturday said it will not change the players' combination for the London Olympics despite Mahesh Bhupathi categorically rejecting his pairing with Leander Paes.
Veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi threatened to drag the All India Tennis Association to the court for ousting him from India's Davis Cup squad, along with Rohan Bopanna, saying he is exploring whether the national federation's move is legal
Chatwinder Singh, Tushar Liberhan and Divij Sharan will get Rs 25,000 each for travel expenses.
India's ace doubles player Leander Paes wrote to the All India Tennis Association on Monday, saying it will be unfair on him if Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are paired as a second team for the 2012 Olympics.
The All India Tennis Association's selection committee is gearing up for a stormy meeting in Bangalore on Friday to decide on the men's doubles combination for the London Olympics amidst reports that Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi are keen to play as a team instead of pairing with any other player.
India's top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won't travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie.
It was a ceremony meant to honour their commitment to India's Davis Cup campaign over the years but just two of the eight chosen were present when the All India Tennis Association felicitated them in a brief ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday.
Sending out a strong message that indiscipline will not be tolerated, the All India Tennis Association on Saturday dropped Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the Davis Cup team for the upcoming tie against New Zealand and blooded youngsters to prepare the side for the future.
Speaking exclusively with Bikash Mohapatra, Mahesh Bhupathi opens up on the many issues that plagued Indian tennis the last few months.
India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman's decision to concentrate on the ATP tour at the expense of the upcoming Asian Games has come under sharp criticism from the All India Tennis Federation.
The All India Tennis Association has convened an executive committee meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to find ways to douse the simmering controversy which rocked Indian tennis after top Davis Cuppers revolted against captain Leander Paes.
The duo emerged best in the under-18 category in the junior AITA Talent Series.
The payment row which prompted top tennis players to issue a Commonwealth Games boycott threat is expected to take another fortnight to resolve as the Sports Ministry on Monday sought more details of the expenses from the All India Tennis Association to release the money.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday said anyone who refuses to play for India will not be entitled for the financial support from the government.
The Indian tennis association is refusing to be held to ransom by regular Davis Cup players, who have hinted at a possible boycott if their demands for a greater involvement in the running of the team are not met.
The star-studded TPL auction saw the presence of the tennis icons Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, who gathered together after many years to promote the sport, along with Bollywood celebs Rakul Preet Singh and Sonali Bendre.
Sania Mirza, who got a wild card entry for the Olympics, indicated she has no problem in partnering Leander Paes in the mixed doubles event in London but hit out at the AITA for using her as a "bait" in the selection row.
A furious Mahesh Bhupathi lashed out at the All India Tennis Association, calling his pairing with Leander Paes for the London Olympics the 'worst possible in the interest of the country'. Bhupathi was also furious that the AITA chose not to send two teams for the mega event, saying the decision has something 'more to it than meets the eye'.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are likely to face the axe for insisting on playing as a team, as the All India Tennis Association selection committee, it seems, has decided to send just one combination for the men's doubles at the Olympics, with Leander Paes being the first choice.
AITA secretary Anil Khanna asked Mahesh Bhupathi to keep the country's interest in mind while making it clear that only 'the best' team, which has already been announced, will be sent to the Beiging Games.
The crisis that has rocked Indian tennis deepened on Monday, with Rohan Bopanna officially snubbing the All India Tennis Association's offer to pair with Leander Paes in the men's doubles at the London Olympics.
Former Wimbledon champion, Goran Ivanisevic, former Britain No 1, Tim Henman and Dan Bloxham, Head Coach at The All England Lawn tennis Club, Wimbledon, mentored a group of 25 budding tennis talents at a coaching camp in New Delhi on Thursday.
All India Tennis Association (AITA) will stick to the young Indian side and will not include Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Davis Cup squad until the country moves up from the Asia/Oceania Group.
The last time an Indian Davis Cup team travelled to Pakistan was way back in 1964.
The freezing cold made the conditions challenging for the players.
It has sought the ITF's approval to field the US-born Indian.
'Right from 2002, making my debut and 22 years later still getting to represent India. I'm extremely proud of that.'
Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna's Davis Cup career.
Zeeshan Ali will take over as India's non-playing captain, exactly 60 years after his father Akhtar Ali had played a key role in the country's Davis Cup victory in Pakistan in 1964.
India were on Thursday drawn to meet Sweden in an away Davis Cup World Group I tie in September.
The crisis in Indian tennis deepened on Friday, with the revolting players threatening to pull out of the upcoming Davis Cup tie against South Korea unless the AITA discusses their "legitimate" suggestions to improve the system.
The Indian Davis Cup squad will travel to Pakistan for the first time since 1964. India defeated Pakistan 4-0 in their most recent neutral site match in 2019.
AITA names five-member Indian team for Davis Cup World Group 1 play-off away tie against Denmark
