India start as firm favourites in the Davis Cup World Group II playoff tie against Morocco in Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday. But whether, or how comfortably, Rohit Rajpal’s team can put it past the visitors over the weekend, we have to wait and see.
If the soundbites from the two captains in the lead-up to the tie are any indication of the teams’ frame of mind, Morocco might have gained some advantage even before the first ball is hit.
