An Indian tennis team has reached Pakistan to play Davis Cup Group 1 tie of the Davis Cup competition after 60 years.

An Indian tennis team last visited Pakistan in 1964. Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Secretary Colonel (retd) Gul Rehman and other officials of the federation welcomed the Indian team on their arrival.

The team arriving in Pakistan includes five players, two physios, one coach, one manager, and one coordinator. The two-day India-Pakistan Davis Cup will begin on February 3 at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad.

It should be noted that the All-Indian Tennis Association (AITA) tried to use all options to deprive Pakistan of hosting rights, first approaching the Davis Cup Committee and then the Chair of the Independent Tribunal to move the tie to a neutral venue. However, his efforts went in vain and he was left with only two options: either to travel to Pakistan to play the tie or forfeit the tie and face the wrath of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and pay fines.

Fearing fines and possible repatriation, the Indian team eventually decided to travel to Pakistan and arrived in the federal capital.