Naresh Kumar was captain of the Davis Cup team at a time when the celebrity glare was not quite as blinding, but he believes a little more thought was in order before such a drastic decision. “This decision taken by Sania will affect the game much more than the controversies, and it will lead to further controversy,” he said.
“It isn’t as if not playing will avoid all future disputes. Everybody has problems, but you just have to deal with them. However, I don’t think this is setting a bad precedent, because we will not see a player of her calibre for sometime,” said Naresh Kumar, who played eight years of Davis Cup.