Following the win, India will now take on Uzbekistan in the second round of the Asia-Oceania Group I in April. Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri won their respective reverse singles matches to hand India a comfortable victory at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. In the second set, Statham bounced back in style with some swift court movements to beat Bhambri 6-3. In the decider, the Indian player pressurised the 29-year-old right from the start. Earlier, Bhambri and Ramanathan both won their men's singles matches to give India a crucial 2-0 lead against the visitors on Friday.

Source: India Today February 05, 2017 13:19 UTC