India tennis stalwart Mahesh Bhupathi has come out in support of Sumit Nagal, who skipped the Davis Cup World Group 1 tie (September 18-20) in Finland. 

India went down 1-3 and the All India Tennis Association (AITA) are upset that Nagal, 24, who cited a hip injury for missing this fixture, has played two Challenger events abroad (Meerbusch in Germany and Banja Luka in Bosnia & Herzegovina) recently.