India's Leander Paes (left) and Vishnu Vardhan during the Davis Cup doubles match against Artem Sitak and Michael Venus of New Zealand in Pune on Saturday. Pic/AFP,AP

Pune: It was supposed to be Leander Paes' epoch-making day. Instead, New Zealand's Michael Venus and Artem Sitak crashed the party by winning the doubles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in the Asia Oceania Davis Cup Round One tie at the Balewadi Stadium on Saturday. Paes will now have to wait for the next tie to set the record of 43 Davis Cup doubles wins.