Vishal Uppal, India’s captain for the Billie Jean King Cup, which will be held at New Delhi’s DLTA Stadium from April 7 to 11, has admitted that the Indian women have a tough task as they look to qualify for the playoffs from Group 1 as all the other teams are extremely strong.

Group 1 comprises India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Korea Republic, Mongolia, and Thailand, who will compete in a round-robin format with the top two teams qualifying for the World Group playoffs in November. “All the teams in Group 1 are strong, so it’s very tough. You can’t even take Mongolia lightly because they’ve reached here which means they’ve done something right. Indonesia and New Zealand have heavy-hitters in their ranks, and Korea and Thailand are always dangerous,” Uppal, a former India Davis Cupper, told mid-day recently.