Islamabad kept as host for Pakistan-India Davis Cup match

Indian doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan in action against Italy's Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli at the Davis Cup World Group doubles rubber in Kolkata on Feb. 2, 2019. (Photo courtesy : Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Updated 14 September 2019
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Islamabad kept as host for Pakistan-India Davis Cup match

  • The match was postponed after political tensions over the disputed Kashmir region
  • Pakistan Tennis Federation will confirm precise dates of the two-day match until September 19

LONDON: The International Tennis Federation has kept Islamabad as the venue for the rescheduled Davis Cup series between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan was due to host India on Saturday and Sunday on grass courts but the ITF last month postponed the Asia/Oceania Group I match. That decision came after political tension over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The ITF has given the Pakistan Tennis Federation until Sept. 19 to confirm the precise dates of the two-day match for the week commencing Nov. 25.
In a statement issued Friday, the ITF also said it “will continue to monitor the security situation in Pakistan with the host nation and our independent security advisers.”