Davis Cup 2024: India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in play-off tie to advance to World Group I

Visiting Pakistan after 60 years, India registered two extra wins on Sunday to beat Pakistan 4-0 in the Davis Cup 2024 play-off tie. Indian tennis group received their each video games at Islamabad’s Pakistan Sports Complex to register their eighth successive win in opposition to the neighbours and likewise progressed to World Group I. 

The skilled tennis ace Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni registered a dominating 6-2, 7-6 win in opposition to Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan and Muzammil Murtaza in the boys’s doubles match. Both Aqueel and Muzammil have been spectacular in the second set taking the sport to the tie-breaker the place Bhambri-Myneni walked away with a 7-6 win. 

In the fourth sport, Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha additionally registered a straightforward 6-3, 6-4 win in the singles occasion in opposition to Muhammad Shoaib to seal the tie for India. Niki confirmed no indicators of stress on his Davis Cup debut and completed the sport in straight units. 

With a 2-0 lead on the opening day, India changed Ramkumar Ramanathan with Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha with the latter making his Davis Cup debut. Pakistan additionally made one late change by changing Bartkatullah with captain Aqeel Khan in the doubles match on Sunday.

India vs Pakistan David Cup 2024 outcomes:

1. Ramkumar Ramanathan beat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6-7, 7-6, 6-0, Saturday
2. N Sriram Balaji beat Aqeel Khan 7-5, 6-3, Saturday
3. Yuki Bhambri/Saketh Myneni beat Aqeel Khan/Muzammil Murtaza 6-2, 7-6, Sunday
4. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha beat Muhammad Shoaib 6-3, 6-4, Sunday

The final match between India’s Sriram Balaji and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi was cancelled due to India’s 4-0 lead. Indian group confirmed exceptional dominance in the absence of Rohan Bopanna, who retired from Davis Cup two months in the past, and with out the top-ranked Sumit Nagal, who pulled off from the tour due to private causes.