Tennis Australia Refused to Send Davis Cup Team in India on Security Ground
Australia has a scheduled Davis Cup away match in India. Asia/Oceania Zone Group I third-round match is due to start from May 8 which will continue to May 10. However, Tennis Australia has already confirmed that it would not send its Davis Cup team to visit India due to high security concern during the time of India’s general election.
Meanwhile, International Tennis Federation (ITF) has already said that Australia must visit India to take on the home side in a Davis Cup affair. The general election of India is currently going on in India, and because of election, Indian Premier League (IPL) has also been relocated to South Africa amid the fear of inadequate security for the tournament.
Well, Davis Cup is the most prestigious team tournament in Tennis and I hope you already understand the significance of the match. It will be a mistake to compare the Davis Cup match with IPL tournament. IPL is a big tournament featuring 8 teams and 59 matches for which providing enough security for the tournament was not an easy one while the country’s general election is being taken place simultaneously. On the other hand, IPL is just a matter of one match and providing some extra security would not be a big deal for Indian tennis federation. So, I do not see any big threat for the Davis Cup match between India and Australia. However, one thing is, for sure, that Indian government must ensure a highly tight security for Australian team.
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