<p>Siddhant Banthia and Adil Kalyanpur registered identical wins as junior Indian Davis Cup team qualified for the World Group after five years with a 2-0 win over Australia in the third-place Play-off here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Siddhant tamed Thomas James Bosancic 6-2 6-4 in the first singles and Adil sealed it for India with his win with the same score-line against Alexander Crnokrak.<br /><br />With India sealing the third place finish in the AsiaOceania zone, the doubles rubber was not played. Adil and Megh Patel were to feature in the dead rubber.<br /><br />China and Japan were the other teams to qualify for the World Group.<br /><br />India had lost to China (1-2) and Japan (1-2) while it beat Indonesia (3-0) Korea (2-1) and Thailand (2-1) in previous matches.<br /><br />AITA President Anil Khanna announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh each for all five players, including reserves –- Abhimanyu Bannenreddy and Suresh Dhakshineswar.<br /><br />"It's a kind of scholarship for the kids. They have done well and we are happy to reward their performance," Khanna, who is also ITF Vice President, said in a release.<br /><br />India coach and captain Vishal Uppal was ecstatic with his players' performance.<br /><br />"Honestly, we could have won the zone but we lost very close matches to China and Japan. They are top teams. Nobody gave us a chance but our boys showed that they were really good. The players fought their hearts out," Uppal, himself a former Davis Cupper told PTI.<br /><br />"I am extremely delighted with the team chemistry. The reserve players played a great part in team preparations. And Megh Patel was a big bonus for us. I took a risk to combine him with Adil but it really paid off in doubles. He brought a lot of energy in the side."<br /><br />Uppal said the boys had good exposure since AITA was doing an "exceptional job" by organizing a lot of competitions.</p>
<p>Siddhant Banthia and Adil Kalyanpur registered identical wins as junior Indian Davis Cup team qualified for the World Group after five years with a 2-0 win over Australia in the third-place Play-off here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Siddhant tamed Thomas James Bosancic 6-2 6-4 in the first singles and Adil sealed it for India with his win with the same score-line against Alexander Crnokrak.<br /><br />With India sealing the third place finish in the AsiaOceania zone, the doubles rubber was not played. Adil and Megh Patel were to feature in the dead rubber.<br /><br />China and Japan were the other teams to qualify for the World Group.<br /><br />India had lost to China (1-2) and Japan (1-2) while it beat Indonesia (3-0) Korea (2-1) and Thailand (2-1) in previous matches.<br /><br />AITA President Anil Khanna announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh each for all five players, including reserves –- Abhimanyu Bannenreddy and Suresh Dhakshineswar.<br /><br />"It's a kind of scholarship for the kids. They have done well and we are happy to reward their performance," Khanna, who is also ITF Vice President, said in a release.<br /><br />India coach and captain Vishal Uppal was ecstatic with his players' performance.<br /><br />"Honestly, we could have won the zone but we lost very close matches to China and Japan. They are top teams. Nobody gave us a chance but our boys showed that they were really good. The players fought their hearts out," Uppal, himself a former Davis Cupper told PTI.<br /><br />"I am extremely delighted with the team chemistry. The reserve players played a great part in team preparations. And Megh Patel was a big bonus for us. I took a risk to combine him with Adil but it really paid off in doubles. He brought a lot of energy in the side."<br /><br />Uppal said the boys had good exposure since AITA was doing an "exceptional job" by organizing a lot of competitions.</p>