Bengaluru, Feb. 6 -- The draw for the India vs Netherlands Davis Cup World Group I First Round tie was announced on Friday at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium here, with India's top singles player Sumit Nagal set to spearhead the home challenge across both days of the contest.

As per the draw, Day 1 on Saturday will see Nagal take on Guy den Ouden of the Netherlands in the opening singles rubber. This will be followed by the second singles match between India's Dhakshineswar Suresh and Jesper Jan Rens de Jong, who has been named the Dutch team's number two player.

The doubles rubber on Day 2, Sunday, will kick off the proceedings, with India nominating Yuki Bhambri and N Sriram Balaji as their pairing. They will face the Dutch duo of Sander ...