Amritraj has been nursing a stomach ailment, which has kept him out of action on the first two days of the Asia/Oceania Zone group I tie.

Media reports suggested that Amritraj picked up the ailment during a late night party before the tie but Bhupathi said it was unfair to criticise the US-based player for going to a birthday bash.

"What I know, it was merely a birthday party where I was also invited but did not go. No alcohol was involved. We are all professionals and know where to draw the line," Bhupathi said after he and Rohan Bopanna took India's lead to 2-1 with their doubles win.

There were reports that Amritraj was unhappy at being left out of the team despite being ‘fit’. But Bhupathi said it was nothing more than a case of media putting words into his mouth.