BENGALURU: When Sania Mirza brought the curtain down on her playing career in February, time was ripe for the 36-year-old to take over India’s Billie Jean King Cup captaincy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore signed the Hyderabadi on as mentor for Women’s Premier League even before she called a stop to her playing career, but the All India Tennis Association (AITA) overlooked their most successful pro of the last 40 years with characteristic carelessness. They replaced Vishal Uppal as non-playing captain with Shalini Thakur Chawla for the country’s upcoming campaign.
