Senior players Rohan Bopanna and Prajnesh Gunneswaran Thursday backed an extension for non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, whose contract renewal hinges on the team’s performance on the Davis Cup tie against Italy starting Friday. “He brings in a lot more communication with the players not only just during the Davis Cup tie but throughout the entire year. “Even though you don’t meet him so often but the communication you constantly have brings in a bigger camaraderie when you come into the Davis Cup tie. Bopanna, who made his Davis Cup debut in 2002, recollected meeting him for the first time in 1997. “He’s definitely has won many Davis Cup matches under high pressure and he knows how to help us deal with all the things that come with Davis Cup.

Source: Indian Express January 31, 2019 13:32 UTC