Pakistan Fed Cup team captain confident of good

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Inamul Haq is optimistic that his team will be doing well in the Fed Cup, scheduled to take place in Hua Hin, Thailand from April 11 to 15.A three-member Pakistan team comprising Ushna Suhail, Sara Mansoor and Sara Mahboob along with their captain Inamul Haq will fly from Karachi Airport on late Saturday to feature in the 11-nation Asia Oceania Zone Group II Fed Cup.Currently, the Fed Cup team members are playing in the ongoing 2nd Modern Club Founder Members National Grade-One Championship in Karachi.They will proceed for Fed Cup after the final of the championship.’We’ve very good and committed players. I expect some positive results from them this time’, Inam told APP.Pakistan finished 9th out of the total eleven teams during their last appearance in Fed Cup, held in Hyderabad, India last year.But Inam sounded confident that this time Pakistani girls would produce better results.’I know it’s not going to be an easy affair but I’m confident because I know our girls are good and can cause problems for any side,’ he added.The female teams of Pakistan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Pacific Oceania, Philippine, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bahrain will take part in the event to be played on round’robin basis.The draws to determine two pools will be held in the presence of team captains on Sunday at Hua Hin tennis center.Pool A will have five teams while pool B will have six teams. The winners of each pool will play’off against one another to determine which nation will be promoted to Asia Oceania Zone Group I in 2017.The remaining teams will compete in positional play’offs with the exception of the team finishing sixth in Pool B.