Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Tuesday met the winning Indian Davis Cup team.

Gill met country’s tennis sensation Somdev Devvaraman along with Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Boppana and praised their hard work in South Africa.

The Indian team defeated South Africa 4-1 in the World Group play-off tie in Johannesburg last week.

Along with their senior counter-part Mahesh Bhupathi, youngsters Somdev, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri steered India to the World Group for the first time in 11 years.

Commenting over the Indian Team, an elated Gill said: “Today, in Devvaraman, (Rohan) Bopanna, and Yuki Bhambri, we have a new team India that will carry Indian Tennis forward, to new glories, in the years to come.”

The Minister also added that his policy decision that only Indian Passport holder can play for India has led to success.

''I am happy, that my decision last year, to insist, that only those Indian Players, who hold an Indian Passport play for India, has led to success,'' said the Minister.