India's national tennis federation on Wednesday asked the world governing body ITF to either postpone the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad or take it to a neutral venue "suo moto" given the current diplomatic tension between the two countries.
The All India Tennis association (AITA), taking a more aggressive stance than earlier, said it would not request for a neutral venue for the Asia Oceania Zone 1 tie on September 14-15 as is being asked by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
The AITA wants the ITF to take that call based on the current situation and expressed surprise that the governing body is asking India to make a request as "this responsibility rests with the ITF."
"Air space has also been shut off for Indian planes."
Chatterjee said a telephonic discussion can be held between AITA and ITF security consultants on Friday and if India is "satisfied with the security arrangements and discussion between our respective teams, everything will be in order."
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