Paes to lead against Kazakhstan

Leander Paes will lead a five-member Indian Davis contingent in the second round of the 2007 Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie against Kazakhastan, to be played at Almaty, Kazakhstan, from April 6 to April 8.

Other members of the team include Rohan Bopanna, Karan Rastogi, Divij Sharan and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya.

The five-member team will be accompanied by coaches Nandan Bal and Sandeep Kirtane, a statement from the All India Tennis Association said.

India and Kazakhstan lost their first round matches of the group.

India went down 1-4 to Uzbekistan in February, while Kazakhstan lost to Korea.