Veteran tennis player Leander Paes on Monday termed India's Davis Cup win over Pakistan as an 'important victory'.
India had progressed to the 2020 Qualifiers after securing a 4-0 lead against Pakistan in the Davis Cup on Saturday.
"It was an important victory for us, there was a lot of noise before the tie, but what important was that India played on the neutral territory in Kazakightan and defeated Pakistan 4-0," Paes told .
India completed a 4-0 win after Sumit Nagal defeated Yousef Kalil 6-1 6-0 in 32 minutes long clash.
"It is a special tie for us, I really want to commend our captain Rohit Rajpal he did a fantastic job in getting the team together," said Paes.
Tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan trounced Pakistan's Muhammad Shoaib in two straight-sets 6-0, 6-0.
"The victory is always very special, as the emotions are very different when you are playing against Pakistan," Rohit Rajpal told .
"I like to thank Leander Paes who raised his hands and all the team members. Sumit Nagal, support staff and everybody else had also put on a wonderful effort," he added.
Paes paired with debutant Nedunchezhiyan bettered his own Davis Cup record by winning his 44th doubles match against teenagers Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-3 in just 53 minutes.
"There is a different type of flare when you defeat Pakistan and besides this, the record by Leander is in itself a big thing," Satish Upadhyay told .
The Qualifiers will take place on March 6-7 next year, where India will face two-time Davis Cup champions Croatia.
The 12 winners of the Qualifiers will join the six teams that have already booked their place in the Davis Cup Finals -- Spain, Canada, Great Britain, Russia, France, and Serbia.
( With inputs from ANI )