Confident that Indian Davis Cup team will travel to Pakistan: AITA Secretary Chatterjee

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary general Hironmoy Chatterjee is confident that national team will travel to Pakistan for their Davis Cup away tie as forfeiture can lead to a two-year suspension from the global governing body ITF.

Having relegated to zone group after their loss to Italy in the Qualifiers, India were drawn against their neighbours for an away Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 fixture.

The Indian cricket team has not been allowed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to travel to Pakistan for any bilateral contest since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

But it would not be a problem in case of tennis, Chatterjee said.

"We are affiliated to the International Olympic Council (IOC). Tennis is an Olympic sport. According to the Olympics solidarity programme, any body, which is under IOC is supposed to participate in all the events. This is World Cup of tennis," Chatterjee told PTI.

"Cricket is ruled by an autonomous body (BCCI) and it is not an Olympic sport. It .