NEW DELHI: With Yuki Bhambri and Somdev Devvarman still recovering from their respective injuries, India are set to field same set of players in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group play-off against Spain, that beat South Korea 4-1 in July.
As Yuki and Somdev are unavailable for the September 16-18 tie against the European powerhouse, A IT A has no option of tinkering with the team combination. Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will do the singles duty and legendary Leander Paes will yet again combine with Rohan Bopanna for the doubles rubber. Pa es and Bop anna had lost in the opening round of the Rio Olympics. It will be a massive task for the Indian team to present a solid challenge to Spain, who boast 12 players in singles top-100.
Comparatively, none of India’s singles player feature in top-100 with Myneni, at 143th, being the highest ranked player. It will be great for the fans if iconic Rafael Nadal comes to play.