Indian Tennis’ New Storm: Stockholm Retreat and Sumit Nagal’s Struggles

• Indian tennis team’s 0-4 defeat against Sweden in the World Group 1 Davis Cup tie in Stockholm has sparked controversy.
• 29-year-old Sumit Nagal, ranked No. 82, expressed disappointment in the lack of depth in Indian tennis.
• Nagal’s absence from the tie has been a recent issue, with his previous match against Pakistan not revealing India’s inadequacies.
• Nagal took credit for helping India win the World Group 2 tie against Morocco in Lucknow.
• Nagal has won four more rubbers, two against lesser-known Pakistan players in 2019 and one in a dead rubber against Norway.
• The AITA, the chairman of selectors, suggested Nagal may have missed the Sweden tie on purpose.
• The criticism is seen as unbecoming of Nagal, the country’s No. 1 player.