New Delhi: Top Pakistan players Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan "overreacted" by pulling out of the Davis Cup tie against India, said coach Zeeshan Ali on Friday and questioned why they did not boycott their earlier matches at neutral venues. After much suspense over the venue for the Asia/Oceania tie, the ITF finally moved the matches out of Islamabad on November 4. The decision did not go down well with the top Pakistan players and they decided not to compete in Nur-Sultan against India.

The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) was left with no option but to pick its junior players, offering the tie to India on a platter.