Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan in Indian team for Davis Cup tie against Finland

The 41-year-old was named in the Indian Davis Cup team despite his recent run-in with the national federation and will partner Divij Sharan in the away tie in Espoo.

The winner of the tie will qualify for the Qualifiers in 2022 while the losing team will compete in the play-offs to retain its place in World Group I next year.

Asian Games gold medallists Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will make the doubles team for the Davis Cup World Group tie to be played against Finland on indoor hard court at the Espoo Metro Arena, Finland, on September 17 and 18.

The leading singles players Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan got the green signal from the selection committee which met virtually under the chairmanship of Nandan Bal. The other members of the selection panel were Balram Singh, Mustafa Ghouse and Sai Jayalakshmy.

The team: Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan. Captain: Rohit Rajpal; Coach: Zeeshan Ali.