All ears: Kanishk, Prateek, Ranvir, Thirumurugan, Samarth and Kshitij, take heed to captain Lodi and Davis Cup captain Zeeshan, throughout the Junior Davis Cup selection camp.
| Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
The selection trials began for the Junior Davis Cup team on the DLTA Complex on Monday.
All six boys — Aradhya Kshitij, Samarth Sahita, V. Thirumurugan, Ranvir Singh, Kanishk Kathuria and Prateek Sheoran — performed matches as a part of the selection process.
“We will have two sets of matches tomorrow. And then, one match each over the next two days,” defined coach Sajid Lodi, who will likely be taking the chosen team for the Asia-Oceania under-16 boys’ occasion scheduled to be staged in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, from May 20 to 25.
The Indian Davis Cup captain cum coach for the final tie in opposition to Pakistan, Zeeshan Ali, was additionally available to provide a pep discuss to the gamers, encouraging them to capitalise on the prospect to symbolize the nation.
Having led stronger groups, with higher ranked gamers previously, Sajid Lodi was in a position to present an general perspective on what to anticipate on the Asia Oceania stage. “What we need is players with grit and the ability to fight. We will always get a chance against any team, and we should be able to capitalise on it. That depends on the fighting character of the players,” mentioned Sajid.
The non-selection of the nationwide under-16 champion Arnav Paparkar who has been competing within the ITF under-18 and males’s occasions, continued to be some extent of debate. The secretary of the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), Sunder Iyer, mentioned that he was taking on the matter with the AITA, as the thought was to assist the nation discipline the perfect team, regardless of constraints of the selection process.
AITA introduced Maaya Rajeshwaran, Diya Ramesh and Yashika Shokeen because the three gamers chosen for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup in Kazakhstan from May 13 to 18, with coach Namita Bal because the captain. The women had their selection camp final week.
