“Pakistan has every right to host the tie,” Davis Cup Committee decides<\/p>\n
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting India\u2019s appeal against the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup Committee\u2019s (DCC) decision, the Chair of the Independent Tribunal said the Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and India will be held in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The 15-member DCC earlier accepted the Pakistan Tennis Federation’s (PTF) arguments, making it clear that Pakistan has every right to host the tie to be held in the first week of February in Islamabad.<\/p>\n
On appeal of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) against the decision, an independent tribunal was formed. The tribunal upheld the ITF decision saying since there was no solid reason for not playing the match in Pakistan, hence, the Pakistan-India Davis Cup tie will be held on February 4, 2024, in Islamabad.<\/p>\n
Judge David Casserly (Sports Resolution UK) rejected AITA’s appeal against the committee\u2019s decision to allot the tie to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
After going through all the relevant documents submitted by both parties \u2014 ITF Committee\/Pakistan Tennis Federation and AITA, the Tribunal upheld the decision maintaining that all the reasons quoted by the AITA (such as raising Pakistan\u2019s general elections and law and order issues) seeking a neutral venue held no worth<\/p>\n
“The DCC\u2019s decision to hold the tie in Pakistan has solid grounds and it is pertinent on all the nations to visit the venue (country) selected by the DCC for the Davis Cup ties,” the Tribunal said.<\/p>\n
It is the first time that Pakistan has defeated India\u2019s point of view on an international forum twice in a couple of months.<\/p>\n