Davis Cup Tennis Team Captain of India Rohit Rajpal. File| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has retained Rohit Rajpal because the captain of the Indian Davis Cup crew until 2024.

“We are delighted to extend Rohit Rapal’s tenure as the captain of our Davis Cup team. His leadership qualities, vast knowledge of the game, and ability to bring out the best in our players make him an invaluable asset. We have full faith in his capabilities and believe that he will continue to steer the team towards greater success in the upcoming ties,” mentioned Anil Dhupar, the secretary common of AITA, in a launch issued in New Delhi on Wednesday.

India is scheduled to play Morocco within the Davis Cup World Group-2 tie at house in September.

Rohit was drafted as captain of the crew in 2019, when Mahesh Bhupathi introduced that the crew wouldn't journey to Pakistan. Eventually, the tie in opposition to Pakistan was performed in Kazakhstan.

Rohit has continued to be the captain of the crew thereafter for the ties in opposition to Croatia, Finland, Denmark and Norway. The solely victory for India was a 4-0 verdict in opposition to Denmark on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club in March final 12 months.

The crew misplaced the away tie to Denmark 2-3 in February this 12 months, and thus acquired relegated to World Group-2.