Bhupathi had told us he won't travel to Pakistan for Davis Cup: AITA CEO Bishwadeep

All India Tennis Association's (AITA) CEO Akhouri Bishwadeep on Thursday shed light on how Rohit Rajpal was made the non-playing captain for the Davis Cup fixture between India and Pakistan.He also confirmed that Mahesh Bhupathi had told the federation that he is not willing to travel to Pakistan as his family is against the decision. Bishwadeep also said that all the decisions were taken thinking that the Davis Cup tie would be played in Islamabad."Over the period of the last three months, there have been detailed letters between AITA and ITF, however no indication of venue change was there in the letters. As on September 28th, 2019, Mahesh Bhupathi had conveyed that he had spoken to each individual player and no one was comfortable in going to Pakistan. He suggested that AITA should ask for a venue change and if they do not get it, then keep fighting for losers spot," Bishwadeep told reporters."It was agreed by the Pakistan federation that the tie would not be open to the public, it