Pakistan Davis Cup Captain wishing India would come to play the tie
Davis Cup captain Hameedul Haq has hoped former Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) president Dilawar Abbas can play a pivotal part in convincing India to come and play the tie in Pakistan.
Pakistan and India Davis Cup Asian Oceania Group I tie is still on watery grounds with the visitor team refusal to cross borders. International Tennis Federation (ITF) Committee meets in a week time to decide on the tie.
“Dilawar Abbas holds the key here. Anil Khanna who is running for ITF president post and needs Pakistan backing and support has very cordial relations with Dilawar Abbas. Khanna has always attributed Dilawar as his brother. So much so that during last ITF elections, Dilawar Abbas launched hectic campaign in his favour travelling from one country to another to support for Khanna’s credential as president PTF,” Hameed said.
He further added, “No one is more suitable to convince India to send their team to Pakistan. If Khanna has any liking for Pakistan and wants to respond the good gesture Pakistan has always shown to him over the year, he should bring India’s team to Pakistan on personal assurance. Only Khanna who holds all the powers when it comes to Indian tennis can play his role in bringing the team to Pakistan. There is no better time for Dilawar to request Khanna to help Pakistan tennis out.”
According to the ITF Davis Cup rule book-the four reasons are when an incident such as war, political unrest, terrorism or natural disaster takes place. “There is no war going on. No political unrest in Pakistan. Long gone are the days of terrorism and there is no natural disaster either. So there is not a reason that fits in Pakistan case. So to say that delaying or shifting the venue is unjust would be no exaggeration.”
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2MSfBCJ
No comments