Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal requested an annual fee of USD 50,000 to participate in the Davis Cup. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) criticized him for prioritizing money over national duty.

AITA said that Sumit Nagal might have intentionally pulled out of the tournament. India lost to Sweden 4-0 in the World Group 1 tie earlier this week.

Tennis stars Sumit Nagal, Yuki Bhambri and Mukund Sasikumar have been accused by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) of refusing to play in the Davis Cup. India were humiliated by Sweden in Stockholm at the weekend as they lost the tie 4-0.

AITA expressed disappointment over Sumit Nagal's absence from the Davis Cup tie against Sweden, highlighting his subsequent participation in an ATP tournament and questioning the commitment of key players.

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday suggested that the country's top player Sumit Nagal perhaps deliberately missed the Davis Cup tie against Sweden last week, claiming that he was injured but is now set to play an ATP tournament in China.

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has accused India's leading men's singles tennis player, Sumit Nagal, of intentionally missing the recent Davis Cup tie against Sweden. As per the tennis body,

Sumit Nagal missed India's Davis Cup World Group 1 tie against Sweden which they lost 4-0 due to a back injury.

India were hammered 0-4 by Sweden and AITA secretary Anil Dhupar said absence of top players like Nagal and Yuki Bhambri in the squad hurt the national team's chances of doing well