In the Davis Cup Asia Oceanagroup One tie, Rama Kumar Ramanathan and Sitam Nagal easily beat the team 2-0 in the opening singles. The winner of the tie will face Croatia in next year's main draw.
The Indian team refused to go to Pakistan for security concerns, which led to him being transferred to Neutral Avenue Kazakhstan, as protests Nasam ul Haq and Aqeel Khan refused to participate and the federation had to choose young players.
In the opening match last season, The Pakistani player Mohammad Shoaib was outscored by Ramanathan in just 42 minutes. Their winning score was 6-0 and 6-0, in the second match, Nagal outclassed Hadifa Abdul Rahman, 6-2, and the match lasted for one hour and 4 minutes.
If India wins another one in the tie in the Best of Five matches, it will have a chance to travel to Croatia in March 2020, where the host team will have World Group matches.
India last played in the Davis Cup tie in 1964 and defeated the hosts, 4-0, while the Pakistani team went to Mumbai in 2006 and defeated India 2-3.