Rohit Rajpal

Davis Cup 2022: Rohit Rajpal defends decision to play Denmark tie on grass

The last time India hosted a Davis Cup tie, in 2019 against Italy in Kolkata, it was played on grass. Then, India lost 1-3 and the same surface has been chosen to contest against Denmark.

Davis Cup: Denmark's top-ranked player Holger Rune pulls out of tie against India

World no 90 Rune was expected to spearhead the Danish challenge against India but in his absence, seasoned doubles player Frederik Nielsen will take the responsibility.

Davis Cup: AITA begins process to identify venue for tie against Denmark

AITA secretary general Anil Dhupar said captain Rohit Rajpal will speak to players to ascertain what surface they think would be best-suited for the home team.

Davis Cup: Low bounce, not-so-fast court surprises Indian team in Finland

The Indian players on Tuesday got a chance to practice on the match court, which has been laid temporarily on carpet at an ice-hockey stadium here and after the first hit, it turned out that it suits the visitors in limited yet crucial way.

'My life moved before my eyes'; Former Indian tennis player Rohit Rajpal recounts battle against COVID-19

Rajpal said those 11 days in the hospital taught him that the privileged people like him take 'simple pleasure of life' for granted.

Davis Cup: India drawn against Finland in World Group I, tie to be played in September

India had lost 1-3 to Croatia in the Davis Cup Qualifiers while Finland beat Mexico 3-2 in World Group Play-Offs.

Davis Cup 2020: Full-strength India face Croatia with realistic chance of upsetting former champions

Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who missed the last tie because of his marriage, admitted that the lack of a strong second singles player in the rival line-up could work to India's advantage

Davis Cup: AITA selection committee keep Leander Paes in playing squad for Croatia tie, Divij Sharan in reserve

The last time India and Croatia met in the Davis Cup, India had won 3-2 in New Delhi in 1995 with Paes winning both his singles and doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi

Davis Cup 2020: Leander Paes retained in India squad for Croatia tie while Rohit Rajpal continues as non-playing captain

Rohit Rajpal will continue as India's non-playing Davis Cup captain while veteran Leander Paes too has retained his place in the six-member squad picked for the tie against Croatia in March.

Davis Cup: Strong India expected to steamroll depleted Pakistan in rescheduled tie in Kazakhstan

India, with players of the caliber of Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan and veteran Leander Paes, were already expected to win easy but with Pakistan's top players - Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan - pulling out, it has made it a no-contest.