The All India Tennis Affiliation (AITA) additionally introduced former nationwide champion Ashutosh Singh as the brand new coach for the nationwide workforce.
Nagal, who missed the historic tie towards Pakistan as a result of prior commitments, will lead the workforce on the indoor laborious courts in Sweden. Notably absent from the squad is Sasikumar Mukund, presently India’s third-highest-ranked participant.
Mukund is serving a two-tie suspension imposed by the AITA Govt Committee following his refusal to take part within the Pakistan tie earlier this 12 months.
Becoming a member of Nagal are Ramkumar Ramanathan, N Sriram Balaji, Niki Poonacha, and Siddharth Vishwakarma. Poonacha, who debuted towards Pakistan, retains his place, whereas former nationwide champion Vishwakarma makes a comeback. Aryan Shah has been named because the reserve participant.
Yuki Bhambri’s absence, attributed to undisclosed causes, creates a possible hole within the doubles lineup. Whereas Bhambri hasn’t clarified his withdrawal, sources counsel his omission from the Paris Olympics workforce may be a contributing issue.
The AITA maintains that Rohan Bopanna, as a top-ranked participant, had the prerogative to decide on his Olympics companion, which occurred to be Balaji.
With Bhambri’s absence, the accountability of doubles may fall on Ramkumar Ramanathan, who may be required to compete in each singles and doubles matches. The workforce administration is exploring varied combos, together with pairing Balaji with both Poonacha or Ramanathan.
Rohit Rajpal returns as captain after lacking the Pakistan tie as a result of private causes. The AITA opted for Ashutosh Singh as the brand new coach after contemplating a number of candidates, together with M Balachandran and even former gamers like Somdev Devvarman and Aditya Sachdeva.
