NEW DELHI: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has dismissed rumours that it has requested for a change of venue for India’s Davis Cup match against Pakistan in September this year following the recent terror attacks in Kashmir, IANS reports.
“We have not requested for a change in venue. All such reports are baseless,” AITA secretary general Hironmoy Chatterjee told the newswire.
“The tie is still far off. We will play in September and we cannot predict what the (political) condition will be sitting in February. We will not discuss the matter only now. The tie is not in doubt,” he added.
The match is scheduled to held in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad. The AITA is fully aware that forfeiting the fixture will ensure India getting disqualified under the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rules.
