India’s Davis Cup tie vs Pak postponed to November

New Delhi

India’s Davis Cup match against Pakistan was postponed to November after a security review by the International Tennis Federation. The tie was to be held in Islamabad on September 14-15. The ITF said it was postponing the tie under “exceptional circumstance”. “Following an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan by independent expert security advisors, the Davis Cup Committee has taken the decision to postpone the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie between Pakistan and India in Islamabad, due to be played on 14-15 September,” the ITF said. The ITF said the tie has been rescheduled for November, with the exact dates to be confirmed by the committee no later than September 9. 

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