India will host Denmark on the grasscourts at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in the Davis Cup World Group I tie on March 4-5 next year, AITA sources confirmed on Sunday.

The team management, in consultation with the players, decided to have the matches on grass, where the Danish players won’t be comfortable.

“A home tie means that you can create conditions that suit your players. The players and the management felt that Indian team will be stronger on grass against Denmark, since they are more used to playing on slow hard courts and clay courts,” an AITA source said.

India’s top-ranked singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan has, of late, developed a decent serve and volley game and comeback-man Yuki Bhambri is also comfortable playing on grass.

Though the other Indian singles players, Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran, are not grasscourt players, but they still have more experience on grass than their Danish rivals.

“There is no grass court left at the DLTA, so the matches will be held at the Delhi Gymkhana Club,” the source added.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) wants the tie to be held in a bio-secure environment, so a bubble will be created for the players and the officials. The source said the fans will be allowed to watch the matches but proximity with the players won’t be allowed, keeping in mind the health safety of all involved.

India have got a home tie after three years and Delhi will host Davis Cup matches after more than five years. The last time Delhi had hosted Davis Cup matches was in September 2016 when Rafael Nadal-led Spain had blanked India 5-0 in the World Group Play-off round at the DLTA.

The March 4-5 tie will be first between India and Denmark since September 1984 when India won 3-2 at Aarhus.