14 August,2017 09:02 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Veteran Leander Paes is out of contention but top singles player Yuki Bhambri will make a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team along with Saketh Myneni when the AITA Selection Committee meets today in Thrissur
Leander Paes
Veteran Leander Paes is out of contention but top singles player Yuki Bhambri will make a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team along with Saketh Myneni when the AITA Selection Committee meets today in Thrissur to announce the squad for the World Group Play-off tie against Canada in September.
The 44-year-old Paes was included in the six-man squad for the previous tie against Uzbekistan in Bengaluru in April this year but was left out of the final four by the new captain Mahesh Bhupathi. Upset, Paes had left the venue mid-way into the tie, prompting Bhupathi to reveal that he had never promised Paes a spot in the final four and that his action was the final nail in the coffin.
The AITA does not want a repeat of any such unsavoury incident and also that Paes is now behind three Indian players - Rohan Bopanna (21), Divij Sharan (53) and Purav Raja (54) - in the rankings, the winner of the 18 Grand Slam titles is not to be considered by the Committee.
