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When Krishnan Led India to the Davis Cup Challenge Round
Down Memory Lane
Is it really 54 years since I heard the lady announcer over All India Radio give listeners all over the nation the joyous news? For me it’s so crystal clear that it might have been yesterday.
``India has entered the Davis Cup Challenge Round for the first time,’’ she said in a controlled, balanced voice no doubt trying her best to suppress the happy emotions she was going through. It was headline news that one thought we would never hear.
Yes, Ramanathan Krishnan was among the leading players in the world and he had able support in Premjit Lal and Jaideep Mukherjee. It was also true that the Indians had made the Davis Cup inter-zone final on a few occasions but over the years had faltered at this last obstacle the hurdling over of which was the passport to the title clash and the right to challenge the defending champions. ....

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