The India men's national tennis team represents India in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association. History India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup. India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987), the most by any nation from Asia proper. In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies. India were strong favorites to win with Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj at their best. Current team Win–loss as of 12 March 2022, rankings as of 12 March 2022. Non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal Notable former members Anand Amritraj Prakash Amritraj Akhtar Ali Vijay Amritraj Mahesh Bhupathi Somdev Devvarman Hassan Ali Fyzee Nitin Kirtane Sandeep Kirtane Ramanathan Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan Naresh Kumar Premjit Lall Harsh Mankad Sashi Menon Shiv Prakash Misra Jaidip Mukerjea Susheel Narla Leander Paes Nunna Rama Rao Jasjit Singh Results Some best results 2000s 2010s 2020s Notes Footnotes References External links Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup