Bengaluru, Feb. 6 -- India's Davis Cup team made a calculated call on Friday by selecting N Sriram Balaji for the doubles instead of Ritvik Choudhary, citing recent form and match readiness as the decisive factors ahead of the Qualifiers' First Round tie against the Netherlands at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium.
Captain Rohit Rajpal explained that the move was designed to ensure players were fully prepared for high-pressure matches. "We got here early and we've been playing a lot of sets and had proper practice sessions. Balaji has been playing tournaments back-to-back and has just come off a very good result in Bahrain. Ritvik hasn't played actively in tournaments for the last one and a half to two months. It was a difficult decision, but ...